American Red Cross Final Exam BLS
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You and your colleagues have been providing high-quality CPR for and using the AED on
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Mr. Sauer. While providing ventilations, you notice that Mr. Sauer moves and appears to
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be breathing. What is the correct course of action? - Stop CPR, check for breathing and a
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pulse and monitor Mr. Sauer until the advanced cardiac life support team takes over.
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Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him on the ground, unresponsive. After
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immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is your next action according
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to the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - Early CPR
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The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent patient care includes
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which three elements? - Assess, Recognize, Care
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You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique
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should you use to open the patient's airway? - Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
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You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into
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cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is
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28 weeks pregnant. Which statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant
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patient? - AED use is safe for pregnant patients. Ya'll better know that.
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You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the
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compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? - In both children and
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infants, the compression-to-ventilation ratio is 30:2 during single-provider CPR and 15:2
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during multiple-provider CPR.
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You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her lunch splattered on the floor. She is slumped
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over the bedside table and does not appear to be breathing. You perform a visual survey
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and determine that the scene is safe. Which is the next appropriate action? - Check for
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responsiveness
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A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR and correctly
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perform chest compressions at which rate? - 100 to 120 per minute.
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During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to each member.
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You recognize that a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action? -
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Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.
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While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a patient who is
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unresponsive in the exam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!"
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Which response by the medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop communication? -
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"I'll go get the AED."
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Questions and answers | Updated
You and your colleagues have been providing high-quality CPR for and using the AED on
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Mr. Sauer. While providing ventilations, you notice that Mr. Sauer moves and appears to
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be breathing. What is the correct course of action? - Stop CPR, check for breathing and a
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pulse and monitor Mr. Sauer until the advanced cardiac life support team takes over.
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Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him on the ground, unresponsive. After
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immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is your next action according
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to the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - Early CPR
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The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent patient care includes
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which three elements? - Assess, Recognize, Care
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You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique
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should you use to open the patient's airway? - Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
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You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into
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cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is
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28 weeks pregnant. Which statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant
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patient? - AED use is safe for pregnant patients. Ya'll better know that.
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You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the
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compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? - In both children and
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infants, the compression-to-ventilation ratio is 30:2 during single-provider CPR and 15:2
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during multiple-provider CPR.
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You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her lunch splattered on the floor. She is slumped
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over the bedside table and does not appear to be breathing. You perform a visual survey
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and determine that the scene is safe. Which is the next appropriate action? - Check for
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responsiveness
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A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR and correctly
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perform chest compressions at which rate? - 100 to 120 per minute.
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During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to each member.
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You recognize that a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action? -
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Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.
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While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a patient who is
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unresponsive in the exam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!"
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Which response by the medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop communication? -
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"I'll go get the AED."
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