ASHI/YMCA CPR Exam with verified detailed answers ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
To follow a set of infection control practices used whether or not an infection is suspected -
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correct answer✔✔To observe standard precautions means: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Children and infants - correct answer✔✔Prevention of airway and breathing emergencies; ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
early CPR with an emphasis on effective rescue breaths and, if needed, rapid defibrillation;
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early activation of the appropriate emergency response protocol; effective BLS and ALS care
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and transportation; and effective post-cardiac arrest care at a hospital are the links in which
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chain of survival? ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Adults outside a hospital - correct answer✔✔Early recognition of cardiac arrest and
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activation of an emergency response protocol; immediate high quality CPR; rapid ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
defibrillation; effective BLS and ALS care and transportation; and effective postcardiac arrest ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
care at a hospital are the links in which chain of survival?
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Sudden cardiac arrest; CPR, defibrillation - correct answer✔✔You have responded to a report
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of an abrupt collapse of a middle-aged man at a local office building. Your BLS assessment
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shows the man is unresponsive, not breathing normally, and has no carotid pulse. This
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condition is most likely caused by and treated with: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Place her in the side-lying recovery position. - correct answer✔✔You are providing care to a
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23-year-old female found unresponsive on a couch at a party. She is breathing normally and ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
has a pulse. You should immediately do which of the following?
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Immediately provide CPR. - correct answer✔✔You are attending to a 54-year-old man who ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
collapsed suddenly and is unresponsive. He is not breathing normally and you cannot feel a ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
pulse. There is no suspicion of trauma and your emergency response protocol is being
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activated. What is your next step? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, Respiratory arrest - correct answer✔✔You are attending to a person who is unresponsive, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
gasping, but you can clearly feel a carotid pulse. What is the determined problem?
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Attach the AED quickly and follow the voice instructions. - correct answer✔✔You have been
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performing CPR on a 9-year-old child for about 4 minutes. An AED has just arrived. What ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
should you do? ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to ventilations. - correct answer✔✔You and another provider
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are attending to a 17-year-old boy found unresponsive with occasional gasps. You are not
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certain if a pulse is present. What should you do? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Clear the person and immediately deliver the shock. - correct answer✔✔A roofer was
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electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an energized power line. The scene has ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
been made safe and you have determined he is in cardiac arrest. The AED has analyzed the
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heart and is indicating a shock is advised. What should you do?
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Immediately resume CPR and follow any instructions given by the AED. - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
answer✔✔After delivering a shock with an AED, you should: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
15:2 with 2 thumbs and the fingers encircling the chest - correct answer✔✔When two or
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more providers are performing CPR on an infant, the compression to ventilation ratio and
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preferred chest compression method is: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Look at the face and chest for signs of breathing. - correct answer✔✔You have determined a
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47-year-old man is unresponsive. In order to assess for normal breathing, what should you
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do?
Perform abdominal thrusts. - correct answer✔✔While eating, an older woman suddenly
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grabs her throat and cannot make any sound. You ask, "Are you choking?" She nods yes.
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What should you do? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
To follow a set of infection control practices used whether or not an infection is suspected -
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correct answer✔✔To observe standard precautions means: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Children and infants - correct answer✔✔Prevention of airway and breathing emergencies; ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
early CPR with an emphasis on effective rescue breaths and, if needed, rapid defibrillation;
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early activation of the appropriate emergency response protocol; effective BLS and ALS care
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and transportation; and effective post-cardiac arrest care at a hospital are the links in which
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chain of survival? ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Adults outside a hospital - correct answer✔✔Early recognition of cardiac arrest and
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activation of an emergency response protocol; immediate high quality CPR; rapid ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
defibrillation; effective BLS and ALS care and transportation; and effective postcardiac arrest ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
care at a hospital are the links in which chain of survival?
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Sudden cardiac arrest; CPR, defibrillation - correct answer✔✔You have responded to a report
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of an abrupt collapse of a middle-aged man at a local office building. Your BLS assessment
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shows the man is unresponsive, not breathing normally, and has no carotid pulse. This
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condition is most likely caused by and treated with: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Place her in the side-lying recovery position. - correct answer✔✔You are providing care to a
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23-year-old female found unresponsive on a couch at a party. She is breathing normally and ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
has a pulse. You should immediately do which of the following?
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Immediately provide CPR. - correct answer✔✔You are attending to a 54-year-old man who ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
collapsed suddenly and is unresponsive. He is not breathing normally and you cannot feel a ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
pulse. There is no suspicion of trauma and your emergency response protocol is being
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activated. What is your next step? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, Respiratory arrest - correct answer✔✔You are attending to a person who is unresponsive, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
gasping, but you can clearly feel a carotid pulse. What is the determined problem?
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Attach the AED quickly and follow the voice instructions. - correct answer✔✔You have been
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performing CPR on a 9-year-old child for about 4 minutes. An AED has just arrived. What ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
should you do? ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to ventilations. - correct answer✔✔You and another provider
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are attending to a 17-year-old boy found unresponsive with occasional gasps. You are not
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certain if a pulse is present. What should you do? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Clear the person and immediately deliver the shock. - correct answer✔✔A roofer was
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electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an energized power line. The scene has ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
been made safe and you have determined he is in cardiac arrest. The AED has analyzed the
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heart and is indicating a shock is advised. What should you do?
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Immediately resume CPR and follow any instructions given by the AED. - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
answer✔✔After delivering a shock with an AED, you should: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
15:2 with 2 thumbs and the fingers encircling the chest - correct answer✔✔When two or
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more providers are performing CPR on an infant, the compression to ventilation ratio and
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preferred chest compression method is: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Look at the face and chest for signs of breathing. - correct answer✔✔You have determined a
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47-year-old man is unresponsive. In order to assess for normal breathing, what should you
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do?
Perform abdominal thrusts. - correct answer✔✔While eating, an older woman suddenly
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grabs her throat and cannot make any sound. You ask, "Are you choking?" She nods yes.
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What should you do? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
