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This technique may be useful for larger infants or when the BLS provider has difficulty
compressing the appropriate depth. - Answer✔The Heel of One Hand technique
You and another BLS provider are giving CPR to a 7-year-old child when the AED arrives. You
turn on the AED, switch the AED to pediatric energy levels, and apply the pads. The other BLS
provider should: - Answer✔BLS provider should continue high-quality compressions while the
AED is charging
When breathing slows or stops, it leads to bradycardia, a slow heart rhythm of fewer than _ beats
per minute. - Answer✔60
You are a lone BLS provider responding to a possible adult cardiac arrest. The scene is safe. You
have taken standard precautions. An untrained bystander heard the person collapse. You have
activated EMS or your occupational emergency action plan. Other providers are on the way. An
AED is located in the building, about 3 minutes away. The patient is unresponsive and making
gurgling sounds. You do not feel a carotid pulse. You have a CPR mask with a one-way valve.
What should you do? - Answer✔Send the bystander to get the AED. Start high-quality CPR.
You and another BLS provider have responded to a call for a 5-month-old infant with trouble
breathing. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. The infant is unresponsive
and gasping. You have activated EMS or your occupational emergency action plan. A weak
brachial pulse at about 40 beats per minute is felt. The infant's skin is mottled, and the hands and
feet are cool to touch. Other BLS providers are a few minutes away with an AED. What should
you do? - Answer✔You should start high-quality CPR
You are attempting to resuscitate an unresponsive 25-year-old who overdosed on fentanyl. The
scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. EMS or your occupational emergency action
plan has been activated. The patient is making snorting sounds. The carotid pulse is definitely
felt. You have a bag-mask device, AED, and Narcan Nasal Spray. What should you do? -
Answer✔Ventilate the patient and give naloxone per local medical protocol.
Early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EMS is which link in the adult Out-
of-Hospital chain of survival? - Answer✔Activation of Emergency Response
Allow ________________ between chest compressions so the heart can refill. -
Answer✔Complete chest recoil
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