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2025 HeartCode BLS Online Questions and Answers Latest (2024 / 2025) (Verified Answers by Expert) After positioning yourself directly above the victim's head, what is the correct order of steps for using a bag-mask device?: 1. Place the mask on thevictim's face, using the bridge of the nose as a ...

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BLS HEARTCODE ONLINE



1. After positioning yourself directly above the victim's head, what is the correct order of


steps for using a bag-mask device?: 1. Place the mask on thevictim's face, using the bridge of


the nose as a guide for the correct position




2. Use the E-C clamp technique to hold the mask in place while you lift the jaw tohold the


airway open




3. Squeeze the bag to give breaths (1 second each) while watching for chest rise


2. How are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device?: 1 breath over 1 second,while watching


for chest rise


3. Why an AED is needed: - Most sudden cardiac arrests are triggered by abnormalheart


rhythms called arrhythmias





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- Two life-threatening arrhythmias that can cause cardiac arrest are pulseless ven-tricular


tachycardia(pVT) and ventricular Fibrillation (VF) where the heart's electricalimpulses suddenly


become chaotic and ineffective




- Blow flow to the brain stops abruptly, and the victim loses consciousness




-Death usually follows unless a normal heart rhythm and pulse are restored withinminutes


4. Why is an AED needed?: To analyze the heart rhythm and provide a shock


5. After an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next?: ResumeCPR, starting


with chest compressions


6. How to Use an AED: Step 1: Power on the AED if needed


- Follow the prompts (as a guide to next steps)




Step 2: Choose adult pads for victim 8 years of age and older





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- Attack the adhesive AED pads to the victim's bare chest


- Follow the diagrams on the pads




Step 3: When AED prompts you, clear the victim during analysis. Be sure no one istouching the


victim, not even the rescuer in charge of giving breaths


- Some AEDs will tell you to push a button to allow the AED to begin analyzing theheart


rhythm; others will do automatically


- The AED may take a few seconds to analyze




Step 4:


If the AED advises a shock:









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- it will charge and then tell you again to clear the victim


- Clear the victim before delivering the shock


- Pressure the shock button


- The shock will produce a sudden contraction of the victim's muscles


- After any shock delivery, immediately resume CPR




If no shock is needed:


- Immediately resume CPR, starting with compressions


7. Where should the AED pads be placed in the anterolateral placement foradults and


children 8 years or older?: -Below the right collarbone




-Side of left nipple


8. AED pad placement: Adults and children 8 years and older: AnterolateralPlacement:


- place one pad directly bellow the right collarbone






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