AHA BLS exam Updated 2024/2025 Actual Questions and answers with complete solutions

"members of the team know their boundaries and ask for help before the resuscitation attempts worsens" - whats the most important element of of team dynamics - knowing your limits "The team functions smoothly when all team members know there positions, functions, and tasks during resuscitation attempt." what is the most important team dynamic? - clear roles and responsibilities A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive. What is your first course of action? - Start compressions, beginning with compressions After the AED pads are attached to the victims bare chest, the AED detects ventricular fibrillation. What is the next step when using the AED? - Follow the AED prompts How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using a BVM? - Observing the chest rise with breaths How do you preform chest compressions when providing high-quality CPR to a child victim? - by compressing the chest at least one third the depth of the chest, about 2 inches (5cm) Rapid defibrillation is a link in the adult chain of survival. Why is this important to survival? - It eliminates the abnormal heart rhythm what is a consideration when you are using an AED? - On a hairy chest, the pads, may not stick and may fail to deliver a shock What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for a 1 rescuer infant CPR patient? - 30 compressions and 2 breaths what should you do if you need to use an AED on someone who has been submerged in water? - Pull the victim out of the water and whipe the chestWhen performing CPR on an unresponsive choking victim, what modifications should you incorporate? - each time you open the airway you look for the obstructing object when the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it? - turn on the AED