You and your colleagues have been providing high-quality CPR for and using the AED on
Mr. Sauer. While providing ventilations, you notice that Mr. Sauer moves and appears to be
breathing. What is the correct course of action? - ANSStop CPR, check for breathing and a
pulse and monitor Mr. Sauer until the advanced cardiac life support team takes over.
Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him on the ground, unresponsive. After
immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is your next action according to
the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - ANSEarly CPR
The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent patient care includes which
three elements? - ANSAssess, Recognize, Care
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique
should you use to open the patient's airway? - ANSModified jaw-thrust maneuver
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into
cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28
weeks pregnant. Which statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant
patient? - ANSAED use is safe for pregnant patients. Ya'll better know that.
You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the
compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? - ANSIn both children and
infants, the compression-to-ventilation ratio is 30:2 during single-provider CPR and 15:2
during multiple-provider CPR.
You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her lunch splattered on the floor. She is slumped over
the bedside table and does not appear to be breathing. You perform a visual survey and
determine that the scene is safe. Which is the next appropriate action? - ANSCheck for
responsiveness
A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR and correctly perform
chest compressions at which rate? - ANS100 to 120 per minute.
During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to each member. You
recognize that a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action? -
ANSAlert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.
While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a patient who is unresponsive
in the exam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!" Which response by
the medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop communication? - ANS"I'll go get the AED."
What is a reason you would choose to perform chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts for
an adult with an obstructed airway? - ANSThe patient is in a wheelchair.
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