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American Red Cross BLS (Basic LifeSupport)
While assessing an unresponsive adult who has been pulled from the water, you find
that the patient has only occasional gasps, no definitive pulse and no severe life-
threatening bleeding. Which of the following should you do next? - answer Provide 2
ventilations and begin CPR
An adult choking victim becomes unresponsive after 7 abdominal thrusts. You lay them
on the floor. The next step you should do is to: - answer Expose the chest and begin
chest compressions.
You are performing chest compressions on a six-year-old. You should be compressing
the chest to what depth? - answer ABOUT 2 inches
How should you place your hands when performing chest compressions on an infant
during CPR with two trained responders? - answer Encircling thumbs technique with 2
thumbs just below the nipple line.
When possible, 2-responder ventilation with a bag-valve-mask is preferred because: -
answerIt allows on person to create and maintain a mask seal.
Your initial impression of a patient is based on: - answerHow the patient appears to you
as you size up the scene.
You have an infant that is apneic (no breathing) and pulseless. Another person is doing
compressions. There is no advanced airway in place. You need to ventilate: - answer2
times after every 15th compression.
You happen to be at the mall when you notice a nine-year-old girl and her sixteen-year-
old sister near the candy store. The nine-year-old cannot cough, speak or make any
gestures. - answerYou should begin care as consent is implied.
If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other, such as with a small child or an
infant, you should: - answerPlace one pad in the middle of the chest and the other in the
back.
While performing CPR on an adult, a 2nd trained responder arrives with an AED. What
should you do? - answerContinue CPR while the 2nd responder turns on the AED and
applies the pads.
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