CPR

How can you protect yourself from possible blood borne pathogens transmission when providing care? - CORRECT ANS Use PPE such as Disposable Gloves Breathing Barrier/Mask A child is wheezing and grabbing his chest. after obtaining consent his mother tells you he has asthma but does not have his inhaler nearby. What care should you provide? - CORRECT ANS 1) Summon EMS 2) Place victim in positions that helps breathing While at the snack bar a child grabs his throat. You ask him if he is ch...

If a victim is having a seizure in the water: a. Immediately remove the victim to shallow water until the seizure ends, if the victim is in deep water b. Support the victim with his or her head above water until the seizure ends. c. Immediately get him or her out of the water. d. Secure the victim onto a backboard. - CORRECT ANS b. Support the victim with his or her head above water until the seizure ends. The purpose of the secondary assessment is to: a. Verify the victim has medical in...

What is the purpose of Good Samaritan laws? - CORRECT ANS To help protect people who voluntarily give care without accepting anything in return. A person is responsive and showing signs of a life-threatening condition but does not consent to care. What should you do? - CORRECT ANS Do not give care but instead call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number. The steps to follow in an emergency are: - CORRECT ANS Check-Call-Care In which situation should you call 9-1-1 or the designated emerge...

CPR - CORRECT ANS cardiopulmonary resuscitation Times to use cpr - CORRECT ANS drowned, heart attack, stroke, cardiac arrest, choking death is most likely after - CORRECT ANS 10 minutes of no oxygen brain damage is expected after - CORRECT ANS 6 to 10 minutes brain damage is very possible after - CORRECT ANS 4 to 6 minutes brain damage is virtually non existent after - CORRECT ANS 0 to 4 minutes when treating a 3rd degree burn, you should - CORRECT ANS Activate EMS or rush patient to th...

adult child choking - CORRECT ANS check victims for choking, locate navel, place thumb side of fist above navel, place other hand on top of fist, give abdomial thrusts DOTS - CORRECT ANS deformity, open wounds, tenderness, swelling breach of duty - CORRECT ANS when a first aider fails to provide the type of care that would be given by someone having the same training human heart - CORRECT ANS RA--> RV--> lungs--> LA--> LV--> body AV and SA = electrical nodes act of commisi...

What is the first thing you do when coming on a scene? - CORRECT ANS Check the scene for safety What is the compression to breaths ratio for CPR - CORRECT ANS 30 Compressions 2 Breaths What is the first thing you do when you arrive on scene with an AED? - CORRECT ANS Turn it on What is the first step to handling a bleeding wound? - CORRECT ANS Apply direct pressure What is the simplest way to prevent disease transmission when dealing with a victim? - CORRECT ANS wear gloves Who gives ...

To avoid fatigue, when should team roles alternate providing compressions? - ANSWER every 5 cycles or 2 minutes Which team role keeps track of interruptions in compressions? - ANSWER timer/recorder Which team role makes treatment decisions and assigns roles? - ANSWER team leader Which of the following are resuscitation triangle roles in a high-performance team? - ANSWER -AED/Monitor/Defibrillator -compressor -airway While performing high-quality CPR, when do pauses in compressions typi...

when providing care during an emergency which of the following should you do first - CORRECT ANS size up the scene as the only rescuer on the scene you are performing cpr on an adult. when performing chest compressions how deeply should you compress the chest - CORRECT ANS at least 2 inches Chest compressions for an adult should be performed at a rate of - CORRECT ANS about 100 compressions per minute CPR should be performed on which of the following victims - CORRECT ANS one who is in c...

Signs of someone needing CPR - CORRECT ANS no pulse, no breathing, no response What does CAB stand for? - CORRECT ANS Compressions, airway, breathing For adult CPR check for response at least - CORRECT ANS 5 seconds no more than 10 seconds. For Adult CPR compress at least - CORRECT ANS 2 inches in depth For how many seconds per minute do you have to compress for Adult CPR - CORRECT ANS 100 beats per minute For children CPR compress - CORRECT ANS approximately 2 inches 1/3 depth of chest...

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Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is choking? Clutching the throat Coughing Inability to speak or cry Yelling out "I'm choking" - CORRECT ANS Clutching the throat As you are giving ventilations with a resuscitation mask, the victim vomits. Which of the following would you do first? Clear the airway of the vomit immediately. Reposition the victim's head to reopen the airway. Turn the victim as a unit onto his or her side. Use gr...