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Assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds
What are the components of a pulse
Use 2 or 3 fingers to locate the pulse
check in an unresponsive victim?
Feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea
How are breaths delivered using a bag- 1 breath over 1 second, while watching for chest rise.
mask device?
Verify scene safety
Check for responsiveness
What are the correct actions to take for
scene safety and assessment?
Activate the emergency response system and get an AED
Look for no breathing and only gasping and check pulse
How do you open the airway for breaths Head tilt - chin lift
if a single rescuer is present?
1: Place the mask on the victims face using the bridge of the nose as a guide for
the correct position.
After positioning yourself directly above
the victim's head, what is the correct
2: Use the E-Clamp technique to hold the mask in place while you lift the jaw to
order of steps for using a bad-mask
hold the airway open
device?
3: Squeeze the bag to give breaths (1 second each) while watching for chest rise
What is the correct chest compression 100 to 120/minute
rate for adults?
When should the recuser operating the During analysis and before shock delivery
AED clear the victim?
Why is an AED needed? To analyze the heart rhythm and provide a shock
Two life-threatening arrhythmias that can Ventricular Fibrillation
cause cardiac arrest are pulseless
ventricular tachycardia and
______________________
Where should AED pads be placed in the Left side of the chest
anteroposterior placement for adults and Left side of the back
children 8 years and older?
You tap and shout to check for Check for breathing and a pulse
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responsiveness but the patient does not
respond. What is your next step after
calling for help?
After checking for breathing and a pulse, 1 breath every 6 seconds OR about 10 breaths per minute
you find that the patient is not breathing
normally but has a pulse and needs
rescue breathing. What is the correct
ventilation rate?
After 4 minutes of rescue breathing, Immediately begin CPR and turn on the AED
no pulse is present during a pulse
check.
What immediate actions should be taken?
As you are providing CPR, your colleague Continue CPR until prompted by the AED to allow a rhythm check, the ALS team
arrives, turns on the AED and follows the arrives, or the patient starts to move
prompts. The AED analyzes the rhythm
and does not advise a shock.
After you immediately resume CPR, how
do you continue treating the patient?
Where should AED pads be placed in the Below the right collarbone
anterolateral placement for adults and Side of left nipple
children 8 years and older?
You and your colleague respond to Activate the emergency response system and get the AED
an adult victim who is unresponsive.
After
assessing that the victim is not breathing
and has no pulse, what do you
instruct
your colleague to do?
What is the target rate for chest 100 to 120/minute
compressions for children?
When should the rescuer operating the During analysis and before shock delivery
AED clear the victim?
After an AED delivers a shock, what Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions
should rescuers fo next?
A bag-mask device is used to provide Positive-pressure ventilation
__________________to a victim who is not
breathing or not breathing normally
During CPR on a child, you should place 1 Lower half, breastbone
or 2 hands over the________of the
_______________
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BLS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
63 studiers today Leave the first rating
Save
Terms in this set (59)
Assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds
What are the components of a pulse
Use 2 or 3 fingers to locate the pulse
check in an unresponsive victim?
Feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea
How are breaths delivered using a bag- 1 breath over 1 second, while watching for chest rise.
mask device?
Verify scene safety
Check for responsiveness
What are the correct actions to take for
scene safety and assessment?
Activate the emergency response system and get an AED
Look for no breathing and only gasping and check pulse
How do you open the airway for breaths Head tilt - chin lift
if a single rescuer is present?
1: Place the mask on the victims face using the bridge of the nose as a guide for
the correct position.
After positioning yourself directly above
the victim's head, what is the correct
2: Use the E-Clamp technique to hold the mask in place while you lift the jaw to
order of steps for using a bad-mask
hold the airway open
device?
3: Squeeze the bag to give breaths (1 second each) while watching for chest rise
What is the correct chest compression 100 to 120/minute
rate for adults?
When should the recuser operating the During analysis and before shock delivery
AED clear the victim?
Why is an AED needed? To analyze the heart rhythm and provide a shock
Two life-threatening arrhythmias that can Ventricular Fibrillation
cause cardiac arrest are pulseless
ventricular tachycardia and
______________________
Where should AED pads be placed in the Left side of the chest
anteroposterior placement for adults and Left side of the back
children 8 years and older?
You tap and shout to check for Check for breathing and a pulse
1/
5
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responsiveness but the patient does not
respond. What is your next step after
calling for help?
After checking for breathing and a pulse, 1 breath every 6 seconds OR about 10 breaths per minute
you find that the patient is not breathing
normally but has a pulse and needs
rescue breathing. What is the correct
ventilation rate?
After 4 minutes of rescue breathing, Immediately begin CPR and turn on the AED
no pulse is present during a pulse
check.
What immediate actions should be taken?
As you are providing CPR, your colleague Continue CPR until prompted by the AED to allow a rhythm check, the ALS team
arrives, turns on the AED and follows the arrives, or the patient starts to move
prompts. The AED analyzes the rhythm
and does not advise a shock.
After you immediately resume CPR, how
do you continue treating the patient?
Where should AED pads be placed in the Below the right collarbone
anterolateral placement for adults and Side of left nipple
children 8 years and older?
You and your colleague respond to Activate the emergency response system and get the AED
an adult victim who is unresponsive.
After
assessing that the victim is not breathing
and has no pulse, what do you
instruct
your colleague to do?
What is the target rate for chest 100 to 120/minute
compressions for children?
When should the rescuer operating the During analysis and before shock delivery
AED clear the victim?
After an AED delivers a shock, what Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions
should rescuers fo next?
A bag-mask device is used to provide Positive-pressure ventilation
__________________to a victim who is not
breathing or not breathing normally
During CPR on a child, you should place 1 Lower half, breastbone
or 2 hands over the________of the
_______________
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