American Red Cross Basic Life Support QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

American Red Cross Basic Life Support QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Abandonment - CORRECT ANSWERS Discontinuing care once it has begun. Abdominal thrusts - CORRECT ANSWERS Inward and upward thrusts just above the navel to force an object out of the airway when a person is choking. Adolescent - CORRECT ANSWERS In the context of CPR, someone from the onset of puberty (as evidenced by breast development in girls and underarm hair development in boys—usually around the age of 12) through adulthood. Advance directive - CORRECT ANSWERS Written instructions that describe a patient's wishes (or the wishes of the parent and/or legal guardian) regarding medical treatment or healthcare decisions. Agonal breath - CORRECT ANSWERS Isolated or infrequent gasps that occur in the absence of normal breathing in an unconscious patient; can occur after the heart has stopped beating and are considered a sign of cardiac arrest. Assess, Recognize and Care Concept - CORRECT ANSWERS A systematic, continuous approach for quick and accurate assessment, rapid recognition and immediate care in emergency situations. Automated external defibrillator (AED) - CORRECT ANSWERS A portable electronic device that automatically analyzes a patient's heart rhythm and provides defibrillation, an electrical shock that may help the heart re-establish a perfusing rhythm; deliver defibrillation to patients with ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. Back blows - CORRECT ANSWERS Blows between the scapulae to force an object out of the airway when a person is choking. Bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator - CORRECT ANSWERS A handheld device used to ventilate a patient through the delivery of ambient air, thereby providing a 20% to 21% concentration of oxygen. Battery - CORRECT ANSWERS The unlawful, harmful or offensive touching of a patient without the patient's consent. Capnography - CORRECT ANSWERS A noninvasive way of measuring end-tidal carbon dioxide (CO2) level. Cardiac arrest - CORRECT ANSWERS Cessation of heart function. A patient who is not breathing normally (or only gasping) and has no pulse is in cardiac arrest.