How can rescuers ensure they are providing
effective breaths with a bag mask device? With a
pocket mask or face shield? - ....ANSWER...by looking
at chest rise
Which duty is most important to alternate to support
a team approach with three rescuers? -
....ANSWER...compressions
What are the components of positive team
dynamics? - ....ANSWER...knowing your role, knowing
your limits, and having proper communication
,What is the first course of action when a victim with
a blocked airway becomes unresponsive? -
....ANSWER...start CPR
Why is defibrillation important? - ....ANSWER...to get
the heart beating back to a normal rhythm
What modification should you incorporate when
performing CPR on an unresponsive choking victim?
- ....ANSWER...look for whatever is blocking the
airway before compressions, and sweeping it out
with your finger if you can
How do you relieve an airway obstruction in a
responsive, choking victim? - ....ANSWER...lay them
down, start doing back slaps, then do chest
compressions
Why is it important to allow complete chest recoil
when giving chest compressions? - ....ANSWER...so
that the heart can refill with blood
When should rescuers switch positions during CPR?
- ....ANSWER...when the AED analyzes the heart
rhythm, or after 5 cycles of CPR (around 2 minutes)
,What should you do for an unresponsive adult, who
has no pulse and is only gasping? -
....ANSWER...begin CPR
Dispatch calls you to a family's home with a 7 year
old child. You are told that the child was found
unresponsive in the backyard. The scene is safe
upon arrival, you enter with your AED. The child is
unresponsive. - ....ANSWER...For 5-10 secs look
doeno breathinf ie only gasping while checking the
cartoid artery.
After checking for breathing and pulse, you verify the
child is not breathing normally but has a pulse. His
airway is not blocked. How do you deliver rescue
breaths? - ....ANSWER...2 breaths every 2-3 secs or
about 20 to 30 beats per minute
You check the child's pulse 2 after two mins of
providing rescue breaths and cannot feel a pulse.
You immediately begin cpr. After performing cpr for
2 mins, the child still does not have a pulse and you
are still alone. What's your next step? -
....ANSWER...Get and use a AED
, After turning on the AED, you follow the prompts.
You know to use child pads for infants and for
children younger than 8 years, but the pediatric pads
are unaviable. What should you do next? -
....ANSWER...Use adult pads
You are still performing CPR as a single rescuer. The
AED detects a shockable rhythm and advises a
shock. After delivering 1 shock, you immediately
resume CPR with what ratio of compressions to
breaths? - ....ANSWER...30 compressions to 2
breaths
How can you achieve a high chest compression
fraction? - ....ANSWER...minimize pauses in chest
compressions
A bag-mask device is used to provide____to a victim
who is not breathing or not breathing normally. -
....ANSWER...positive pressure ventilation
When a choking infant becomes unresponsive, what
is the one thing you need to do differently when
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