American Red Cross - BLS - Final Exam
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Provide 30 Chest Compressions
Note: During care for an unresponsive infant, you must
You are alone and caring for a 9-month-old infant with
first initiate CPR starting with chest compressions. Be-
an obstructed airway who becomes unresponsive. Which
tween compressions and ventilations, you must look in the
action should you perform first?
infant's mouth for the object that is obstructing the airway,
and remove it if you can see it. You should never perform
a blind finger sweep.
2 Minutes
A well-organized team response when performing
high-quality CPR includes ensuring that providers switch Note: To minimize fatigue, providers should switch off
off performing compressions every _____ minutes. performing compressions every 2 minutes (which usually
occurs during the time of AED analysis).
Short Answer: The Encircling Thumbs Technique
Long Answer: Standing or kneeling at the side of the infant
with your hips at a slight angle, provide chest compres-
sions using the encircling thumbs technique and deliver
ventilations with a pocket mask or face shield.
Note: When performing single-provider CPR, providers
You are alone caring for a 4-month-old infant who has should use the encircling thumbs technique. Standing or
gone into cardiac arrest. Which is the most effective CPR kneeling at the side of the infant with your hips at a slight
technique to perform until help arrives? angle, place both thumbs (side-by-side) on the center of
the infant's chest, just below the nipple line. Encircle the
infant's chest toward the back with your other fingers to
provide support. Then use both thumbs at the same time
to provide 30 chest compressions (about 1½ inches deep
and at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute).
As you compress the chest, allow for complete chest re-
coil. Then, deliver 2 ventilations using a pocket mask or
face shield. Remember, a BVM should not be used for
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single-provider CPR.
While the encircling thumbs technique is preferred for
single-provider infant CPR, you may alternatively consid-
er using the two-finger technique (two or three fingers
placed in the middle of the chest). If the required depth
cannot be achieved with either technique, you may con-
sider using a one-hand technique.
Critical Thinking
You perform a rapid assessment and determine that your
patient is experiencing cardiac arrest. On the basis of your Note: This is the definition of critical thinking. When you
assessment findings, you begin CPR to improve the pa- use critical thinking, you constantly identify new informa-
tient's chances of survival. Which term refers to clearly and tion (e.g., the patient is experiencing cardiac arrest), adapt
rationally identifying the connection between information to the information logically to determine your best next
and actions? actions (e.g., begin CPR) and anticipate how those actions
will affect the patient (e.g., improve patient outcomes).
1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for a child
NOTE: Children and infants experiencing respiratory arrest
or infant in respiratory arrest or failure?
or failure should receive ventilations every 2 to 3 seconds;
for adults that ratio is 1 ventilation every 6 seconds.
1 ventilation every 6 seconds.
What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for and Adult Note: NOTE: Children and infants experiencing respiratory
in respiratory arrest or failure? arrest or failure should receive ventilations every 2 to 3
seconds; for adults that ratio is 1 ventilation every 6 sec-
onds.
15:2
You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a
6-year-old child. What is the compression-to-ventilation Note: In both children and infants, the compres-
ratio during multiple-provider CPR? sion-to-ventilation ratio is 30:2 during single-provider CPR
and 15:2 during multiple-provider CPR.
You are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the
compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider
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Provide 30 Chest Compressions
Note: During care for an unresponsive infant, you must
You are alone and caring for a 9-month-old infant with
first initiate CPR starting with chest compressions. Be-
an obstructed airway who becomes unresponsive. Which
tween compressions and ventilations, you must look in the
action should you perform first?
infant's mouth for the object that is obstructing the airway,
and remove it if you can see it. You should never perform
a blind finger sweep.
2 Minutes
A well-organized team response when performing
high-quality CPR includes ensuring that providers switch Note: To minimize fatigue, providers should switch off
off performing compressions every _____ minutes. performing compressions every 2 minutes (which usually
occurs during the time of AED analysis).
Short Answer: The Encircling Thumbs Technique
Long Answer: Standing or kneeling at the side of the infant
with your hips at a slight angle, provide chest compres-
sions using the encircling thumbs technique and deliver
ventilations with a pocket mask or face shield.
Note: When performing single-provider CPR, providers
You are alone caring for a 4-month-old infant who has should use the encircling thumbs technique. Standing or
gone into cardiac arrest. Which is the most effective CPR kneeling at the side of the infant with your hips at a slight
technique to perform until help arrives? angle, place both thumbs (side-by-side) on the center of
the infant's chest, just below the nipple line. Encircle the
infant's chest toward the back with your other fingers to
provide support. Then use both thumbs at the same time
to provide 30 chest compressions (about 1½ inches deep
and at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute).
As you compress the chest, allow for complete chest re-
coil. Then, deliver 2 ventilations using a pocket mask or
face shield. Remember, a BVM should not be used for
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single-provider CPR.
While the encircling thumbs technique is preferred for
single-provider infant CPR, you may alternatively consid-
er using the two-finger technique (two or three fingers
placed in the middle of the chest). If the required depth
cannot be achieved with either technique, you may con-
sider using a one-hand technique.
Critical Thinking
You perform a rapid assessment and determine that your
patient is experiencing cardiac arrest. On the basis of your Note: This is the definition of critical thinking. When you
assessment findings, you begin CPR to improve the pa- use critical thinking, you constantly identify new informa-
tient's chances of survival. Which term refers to clearly and tion (e.g., the patient is experiencing cardiac arrest), adapt
rationally identifying the connection between information to the information logically to determine your best next
and actions? actions (e.g., begin CPR) and anticipate how those actions
will affect the patient (e.g., improve patient outcomes).
1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for a child
NOTE: Children and infants experiencing respiratory arrest
or infant in respiratory arrest or failure?
or failure should receive ventilations every 2 to 3 seconds;
for adults that ratio is 1 ventilation every 6 seconds.
1 ventilation every 6 seconds.
What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for and Adult Note: NOTE: Children and infants experiencing respiratory
in respiratory arrest or failure? arrest or failure should receive ventilations every 2 to 3
seconds; for adults that ratio is 1 ventilation every 6 sec-
onds.
15:2
You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a
6-year-old child. What is the compression-to-ventilation Note: In both children and infants, the compres-
ratio during multiple-provider CPR? sion-to-ventilation ratio is 30:2 during single-provider CPR
and 15:2 during multiple-provider CPR.
You are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the
compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider
