CPR

How can you best protect yourself from possible blood borne pathogen transmission when providing care? - CORRECT ANSWER Use personal protective equipment (PPE), such as disposable gloves and a breathing barrier, when providing care. A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to make wheezing noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the child's parent informs you that the child has a history of asthma, but does not have an inhaler nearby. What care should you...

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...

When providing care during an emergency, which of the following should you do first? a. Check for responsiveness. b. Perform a primary assessment. c. Size-up the scene. d. Summon more advanced medical personnel. - CORRECT ANS C 2. 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? a. About ½ inch b. About 1½ inches c. At least 1 inch d. At least 2 inches - CORRECT ANS D CPR should be p...

First, Check victim for 2 things simultaneously - CORRECT ANS Response & Breathing If adult is unresponsive and not breathing, or not breathing normally, - CORRECT ANS Start CPR. Compression rate of: - CORRECT ANS 100/min infants Adults - CORRECT ANS 1.5 for infants 2 inches for adults (or 1/3 of the chest circumference) Lay people: Medical Professionals: - CORRECT ANS Do not check for pulse. Only up to 10 seconds to search for pulse. Complete Sequence for 1 Rescuer: - CORRECT ANS 1)...

Why is recoil important during compressions? CORRECT ANSWERS: It allows complete refilling of the heart. Incomplete recoil will reduce the blood flow created by the chest compressions. How long should take to deliver a regular breath? CORRECT ANSWERS: 1 second to deliver each breath. You must deliver enough air to make the victims chest rise. What is the compression-ventilation ratio for a one man CPR on a child or infant? CORRECT ANSWERS: 30:2 Rescuers should try to minimize interru...

what is the first step when responding to an emergency situation? CORRECT ANSWERS: assess the scene/situation when do you insure that the scene is safe? CORRECT ANSWERS: as soon as you see the victim When is CPR required? CORRECT ANSWERS: no pulse or breathing & unconscious How long do you take for a pulse check? CORRECT ANSWERS: min 5 secs and max 10 secs what guidelines exist for AED use in chiildren under 8 years of age? CORRECT ANSWERS: use adult pads,dose may be used if ped...

What is the rate for chest compressions at any age? CORRECT ANSWERS: 100-120 per minute What is the best way to allow the chest to recoil completely after each chest compression? CORRECT ANSWERS: lift your hands up What is the compression depth for an adult or child? CORRECT ANSWERS: 2 inches What is the compression depth for an infant? CORRECT ANSWERS: 1.5 inches What is the best way to open an unresponsive victim's airway if you don't suspect cervical injury? CORRECT ANSWERS...

CPR consist of 4 main parts CORRECT ANSWERS: Airway, Breathing, Circulation, and Defibrillation When giving CPR to an adult, how far should you press down with each compression CORRECT ANSWERS: 2 inches pressing straight down to the breastbone. In an adult how many compressions should you deliver in 1 minute CORRECT ANSWERS: 100 Why is recoil important during compressions CORRECT ANSWERS: It allows complete refilling of the heart. Incomplete recoil will reduce the blood flow created...

check-call-care CORRECT ANSWERS: 1. check the scene and the person 2. if the person is unconscious call 911 3. check for breathing no longer than 10 seconds 4. check for severe bleeding 5. if person is not breathing, give CARE by beginning cpr with 30 chest compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths adult cpr -after checking the scene and person CORRECT ANSWERS: 1. give 30 chest compressions-push hard and fast in the center of the chest at least 2 inches deep, 100 compressions/min 2. g...

which of the following is the most essential to use when giving ventilations to protect you and the victim from disease transmission? CORRECT ANSWERS: resuscitation masks You are providing care to a victim suspected of having a heart attack. Which of the following would you do first? CORRECT ANSWERS: Summon EMS personnel You are preparing to give ventilations to a 5-year-old child using a resuscitation mask. You should give 1 ventilation about every: CORRECT ANSWERS: 3 seconds You an...