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EXS 295 - Basic Life Support Exam A with correct answers
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EXS 295 - Basic Life Support Exam A withcorrect answers
Which of the following is NOT a step in the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival? - ANSWER: ➡
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Prevention
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While performing CPR on an adult, a second trained rescuer arrives with an AED. What
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should you do? - ANSWER: ➡ Continue CPR while the second rescuer turns on the AED and
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applies the pads.
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To ensure effective chest compressions during CPR, which of the following is most
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appropriate? - ANSWER: ➡ Allowing the chest to fully recoil between compressions.
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While assessing an unresponsive adult who has been pulled from the water, you find that the
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patient has only occasional gasps, no definitive pulse and no severe bleeding. Which of the
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following should you do next? - ANSWER: ➡ Begin 30 chest compressions
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If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other, such as with a small child or an infant,
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you should: - ANSWER: ➡ Place on pad in the middle of the chest and the other on the back.
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Which of the following statements about bag-valve-mask resuscitators (BVMs) is most
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accurate? - ANSWER: ➡ Two rescuers should operate the BVM when at all possible.
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You are about to apply AED pads to a patient's chest when you notice that the patient has
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several body piercings with jewelry on his chest. Which of the following should you do? -
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ANSWER: ➡ Avoid placing the pads directly over the jewelry.
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The cycles of chest compressions and ventilations in two-rescuer CPR for a 6 year old are: -
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ANSWER: ➡ 15 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.
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