Agonal gasps are not normal breathing and may be present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac
arrest - True
The jaw thrust maneuver should be used to open the airway of an individual with suspected head or
neck injury - True
If you did not witness the arrest of a child or an infant you sho...
BLS Recertification course exam
Agonal gasps are not normal breathing and may be present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac
arrest - ✔✔✔True
The jaw thrust maneuver should be used to open the airway of an individual with suspected head or
neck injury - ✔✔✔True
If you did not witness the arrest of a child or an infant you should provide two minutes of CPR before
leaving them to activate the emergency response system and get the AED - ✔✔✔True
If you cannot see the infants chest rise and fall re-position the airway and attempt to breathe again - ✔
✔✔True
If the individuals making a high-pitched wheezing noises and gasping for air or you should encourage
them to cough - ✔✔✔True
An AED may be used normally even if the individual is lying on the snow - ✔✔✔True
CPR is for form of all second rescue it gets an AED - ✔✔✔True
If the individual has no pulse and the rhythm is not shockable it is always recommended that you insert
advanced airway then start CPR - ✔✔✔False
If the AED advises "no shock," you should still defibrillate because defibrillation often restarts the heart
with no pulse - ✔✔✔False
The critical characteristics of high-quality CPR include which of the following - ✔✔✔All of the above
Starting chest compressions within 10 seconds of recognition of cardiac arrest
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