EXS 295 - BASIC LIFE SUPPORT EXAM B QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Provide continuous compressions with 1 ventilation every 6 to 8 seconds. Correct Answer When providing ventilations for an adult patient in cardiac arrest with an advanced airway in place: Checking for responsiveness. Correct Answer All these are components of scene size-up EXCEPT: Allowing the chest to fully recoil between compressions Correct Answer To ensure effective chest compressions during CPR, which of the following is most appropriate? How the patient appears to you as you size up the scene. Correct Answer Your initial impression of a patient is based on: Begin 30 chest compressions. Correct Answer While assessing an unresponsive adult who has been pulled from the water, you find that he has only occasional gasps, no definitive pulse and no severe bleeding. Which of the following should you do next? Two-thumb encircling technique with thumbs about 1 finger-width below the nipple line. Correct Answer How should you place your hands when giving chest compressions to an infant during CPR with two trained rescuers? Start chest compressions. Correct Answer An adult choking patient becomes unresponsive after providing seven abdominal thrusts. You lay them on the floor. The next step you should do is to: