CPR/AED 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED AND VERIFIED

Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is choking? Clutching the throat Coughing Inability to speak or cry Yelling out "I'm choking" - CORRECT ANS Clutching the throat As you are giving ventilations with a resuscitation mask, the victim vomits. Which of the following would you do first? Clear the airway of the vomit immediately. Reposition the victim's head to reopen the airway. Turn the victim as a unit onto his or her side. Use greater force when ventilating to bypass the vomit - CORRECT ANS Turn the victim as a unit onto his or her side. You are providing care to a conscious infant who is choking. When giving chest thrusts, which of the following would you use? Fist of the hand Heel of the hand Two hands Two or three fingers - CORRECT ANS Two or three fingers You determine that a victim is unconscious but breathing. While waiting with the victim for more advanced medical personnel, you would position the victim: Face-up In a modified high arm in endangered spine (H.A.IN.E.S.) recovery position. On his or her abdomen On his or her side - CORRECT ANS Face-up While preparing to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) on a victim, you notice a medication patch on the victim's chest. Which action is most appropriate? Applying one of the pads directly over the patch Removing the patch with a gloved hand Placing one pad on the victim's chest and the other on his or her back Wiping the victim's chest dry, avoiding the patch - CORRECT ANS Removing the patch with a gloved hand You are giving ventilations to a 5-year-old child using a resuscitation mask. You should give 1 ventilation about every: 1 second 2 seconds 3 seconds 5 seconds - CORRECT ANS 3 seconds Which of the following statements about bag-valve-mask resuscitators (BVMs) is most accurate?