American Red Cross Final Exam BLS
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You and your colleagues have been providing high-quality CPR for and using the AED on
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b Mr. Sauer. While providing ventilations, you notice that Mr. Sauer moves and appears to
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b be breathing. What is the correct course of action? - ANS-Stop CPR, check for breathing
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b and a pulse and monitor Mr. Sauer until the advanced cardiac life support team takes
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b over.
Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him on the ground, unresponsive. After
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b immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is your next action
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b according to the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - ANS-Early CPR
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The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent patient care includes
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b which three elements? - ANS-Assess, Recognize, Care
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You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique
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b should you use to open the patient's airway? - ANS-Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
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, You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into
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b cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is
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b 28 weeks pregnant. Which statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant
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b patient? - ANS-AED use is safe for pregnant patients. Ya'll better know that.
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You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the
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b compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? - ANS-In both children b b b b b b b b
b and infants, the compression-to-ventilation ratio is 30:2 during single-provider CPR and
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b 15:2 during multiple-provider CPR.
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You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her lunch splattered on the floor. She is slumped
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b over the bedside table and does not appear to be breathing. You perform a visual survey
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b and determine that the scene is safe. Which is the next appropriate action? - ANS-Check
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A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR and correctly
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b perform chest compressions at which rate? - ANS-100 to 120 per minute.
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During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to each member. You
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b recognize that a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action? - ANS-
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Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.
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