American Red Cross CPR Exam Question Set - Current Edition Solutions
American Red Cross CPR Exam Question Set - Current Edition Solutions While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is being accomplished - answer - Compressing to a depth of at least 2 inches When the AED arrives, what is the fist step for using it? - answer - Turn it ON! After the AED pads are attached to the victim's bare chest, the AED detects ventricular fibrillation. What is the next step when using the AED? - answer - Follow the Prompts What should you do if you need to use and AED on someone who has been submerged in water? - answer - Pull the victim out of the water and wipe of the chest How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using a bag-mask device? - answer - Observing the Chest Rise with breaths What ratio for compressions to breaths should be use for 1-resuer infant CPR - answer - 30 compressions to 2 breaths What is a consideration when you are using an AED? - answer - On a hairy chest, the pads may not stick and may fail to deliver a shock What is the most important element of team dynamics? - answer - Knowing your Limitations A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive. What is the first course of action? - answer - Start CPR, beginning with chest compressions Why is defibrillation important? - answer - It can restore a regular cardia rhythm You witness someone suddenly collapse. The person is unresponsive, you hear gasping sounds, and there is no pulse, What do you do? - answer - Begin CPR, the gasps are NOT normal breathing You and a friend see a middle aged man collapse. No breath, no pulse, and is not breathing. What should you do that will have a positive impact on survival? - answer - Perform High quality CPR You and a friend begin CPR. The chest compressions rate is slowing. What should you say for feedback? - answer - You need to compress at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute How do you perform chest compressions when providing high quality CPR to a child victim? - answer - By compressing the chest at least on third the depth of the chest, about 2 inches When performing CPR on an unresponsive choking victim, what modification should you incorporate? - answer - Each time you open the airway, look for the obstructing object An 8 month old is eating. Suddenly the baby start to cough and choke. You assess the baby. The baby has a pulse and is breathing. How do you relieve the obstructive airway - answer - Give 5 sets of back slaps and 5 chest thrusts What action do you perform on the baby that was choking if the baby is unresponsive? - answer - Perform CPR, and look in the mouth for the obstructing object Which victim requires high quality CPR? - answer - A victim that is unresponsive, no pulse, and not breathing For the team to function smoothly each team member must know their positon and function. What is this team element called? - answer - Clear roles and responsibilities Why is allowing complete chest recoil important when performing CPR? - answer - The heart will adequately refill between compressions How often should rescuers switch during CPR? - answer - Every 2 minutes You see a person doing chest compression inappropriately. What do you say to this person? - answer - That you are noticing a decreased chest recoil Rapid Defibrillation is a link in the adult chain of survival. Why? - answer - It eliminates the abnormal heart rhythm
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