2023/2024 Exam Questions with Correct
Answers
Recovery - Answer-Supporting a patient's physical and emotional needs that are
ongoing after hospital discharge is which link in the chain of survival?
Preventing causes of respiratory failure or respiratory arrest, which lead to cardiac
arrest. - Answer-The first link in the out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest chain of
survival is:
defibrillation - Answer-which link in the out-of-Hospital adult chain of survival is critical to
survival when a patient's heart is in an abnormal rhythm like pulseless, ventricular,
tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation?
immediately start high-quality CPR beginning with chest compressions. - Answer-you
are the only BLS provider responding to "baby not breathing". The scene is safe, and
you have taken standard precautions. The infant is unresponsive. You have activated
EMS or your occupational emergency action plan. Other providers are on the way with
an AED. You do not feel a brachial pulse. What should you do?
Squeeze the bag to deliver one breath every 6 seconds - Answer-you are using a bag
mask device to ventilate a 16 year old in cardiac arrest, who suddenly collapsed. And
endotracheal tube has been placed by an advanced life support provider on the
resuscitation team. Proper ventilation technique in the situation requires that you:
Ventilate the patient and give naloxone per local medical protocol - Answer-you are
attempting to resuscitate an unresponsive 25-year-old who overdosed on fentanyl. The
scene safe. You have taken standard precautions. EMS or your occupational
emergency action plan has been activated. The patient is making snorting sound. The
carotid pulse is definitely felt. You have a bag mask device, AED., and Narcan nasal
spray. What should you do?
The heel of one hand technique - Answer-this technique, maybe useful for larger infants
or when BLS provider has difficulty compressing the appropriate depth
inside of the upper arm, midway between the elbow and shoulder. - Answer-to locate
the brachial pulse on an infant, Place two or three fingers:
Provide rescue breathing or bag mask ventilation - Answer-your adult patient is making
abnormal, gasping, snoring sound. You definitely feel a carotid pulse. What should you
do?