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YMCA CPR Class Notes. Exam Study Guide.
When providing rescue breaths using a bag-mask device, it is highly recommended to: -
answer✔Continue use of an oropharyngeal airway, to maintain an open airway.
You are part of a three person team performing CPR. One rescuer is giving chest compressions.
You are one of two people giving rescue breaths using a bag-mask device. Your partner will hold
and squeeze the bag. You should: - answer✔Position the mask on the person's face, with your
palms and thumbs on both sides of the mask
You are attending to a neighbor who is unresponsive, not breathing, and pulseless. Your spouse
has activated EMS while you begin CPR. You have just given your first set of compressions and
are ready to give your initial rescue breaths using a CPR mask. You should: - answer✔Inspect
the mask to make sure the one-way valve is in place.
You are attending to a patient who is unresponsive and is breathing normally. You are alone
and need to activate EMS. You should: - answer✔Place the person in a recovery position and
then activate EMS
You are at the park with your dog, walking near a group of teenagers who are skateboarding
along the park paths. Suddenly, they start shouting for help. One of the teenagers is on the
ground and not moving. You should: - answer✔Pause for a brief moment and look for obvious
hazards
You are attending to a child who is unresponsive but breathing normally. No trauma is
suspected, and the scene is safe. You want to protect the child's open airway. You have
extended the arm nearest to you up alongside the head, brought the other arm across his
chest, and have the back of his hand against his cheek. Your next step should be to: -
answer✔Grasp the shoulder and hip and roll the child toward you
You respond to a 51-year-old man found collapsed inside a closed garage. Bystanders have
dragged him outside onto the lawn. He is unresponsive and does not appear to be breathing
normally. You can clearly feel his carotid pulse. What is your next step? - answer✔Give 10 to 12
rescue breaths per minute
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You are providing care to a 23-year-old found unresponsive at a party. She is breathing
normally and has a pulse. You should immediately: - answer✔Place the patient in the recovery
position.
You are attending to a child who is unresponsive and not breathing after being struck by an
automobile. To initially open the airway to give rescue breaths use the: - answer✔Jaw thrust
without head-tilt
You are attending to an adult who has fallen off a ladder from the roof of a nearby house. She is
unresponsive, does not appear to be breathing, and has no palpable carotid pulse. To open the
airway to give rescue breaths during CPR you should: - answer✔Use a jaw-thrust without head
tilt
You find an 11-year-old child who is unresponsive, blue, and is not breathing normally. Her
friend states that she collapsed and stopped moving after playing the "pass out" choking game.
You are the only trained provider. You need to: - answer✔Send the friend to activate EMS and
get an AED, then check for a carotid pulse.
The proper depth of chest compression in a 3-year-old child is at least: - answer✔1/3 the depth
of the chest or about 2 inches.
You are performing CPR on your uncle who collapsed at a family gathering where you are the
only trained rescuer. What is the most appropriate approach to deliver rescue breaths? -
answer✔Use a CPR mask with a one-way valve
You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old found unresponsive with occasional
gasps. After checking for a pulse, you are not certain if a pulse is present or not. You should: -
answer✔Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to ventilations.
After delivering a shock with an AED, you should: - answer✔Immediately resume CPR and
follow any instructions given by the AED.
To "observe universal precautions" means: - answer✔Managing all blood and other body
substances as if they are infectious.
You have determined a 47-year-old man is unresponsive. In order to assess for normal
breathing, you should: - answer✔Quickly look at the face and chest.
It's a hot day, and you are waiting to check out at the grocery store when the woman standing
behind you in line suddenly collapses to the floor. She is unresponsive and doesn't seem to be
breathing. You should: - answer✔Have someone activate EMS and get an AED, if one is
available, then check for a carotid pulse
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11/17/2024 10:19 AM
YMCA CPR Class Notes. Exam Study Guide.
When providing rescue breaths using a bag-mask device, it is highly recommended to: -
answer✔Continue use of an oropharyngeal airway, to maintain an open airway.
You are part of a three person team performing CPR. One rescuer is giving chest compressions.
You are one of two people giving rescue breaths using a bag-mask device. Your partner will hold
and squeeze the bag. You should: - answer✔Position the mask on the person's face, with your
palms and thumbs on both sides of the mask
You are attending to a neighbor who is unresponsive, not breathing, and pulseless. Your spouse
has activated EMS while you begin CPR. You have just given your first set of compressions and
are ready to give your initial rescue breaths using a CPR mask. You should: - answer✔Inspect
the mask to make sure the one-way valve is in place.
You are attending to a patient who is unresponsive and is breathing normally. You are alone
and need to activate EMS. You should: - answer✔Place the person in a recovery position and
then activate EMS
You are at the park with your dog, walking near a group of teenagers who are skateboarding
along the park paths. Suddenly, they start shouting for help. One of the teenagers is on the
ground and not moving. You should: - answer✔Pause for a brief moment and look for obvious
hazards
You are attending to a child who is unresponsive but breathing normally. No trauma is
suspected, and the scene is safe. You want to protect the child's open airway. You have
extended the arm nearest to you up alongside the head, brought the other arm across his
chest, and have the back of his hand against his cheek. Your next step should be to: -
answer✔Grasp the shoulder and hip and roll the child toward you
You respond to a 51-year-old man found collapsed inside a closed garage. Bystanders have
dragged him outside onto the lawn. He is unresponsive and does not appear to be breathing
normally. You can clearly feel his carotid pulse. What is your next step? - answer✔Give 10 to 12
rescue breaths per minute
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You are providing care to a 23-year-old found unresponsive at a party. She is breathing
normally and has a pulse. You should immediately: - answer✔Place the patient in the recovery
position.
You are attending to a child who is unresponsive and not breathing after being struck by an
automobile. To initially open the airway to give rescue breaths use the: - answer✔Jaw thrust
without head-tilt
You are attending to an adult who has fallen off a ladder from the roof of a nearby house. She is
unresponsive, does not appear to be breathing, and has no palpable carotid pulse. To open the
airway to give rescue breaths during CPR you should: - answer✔Use a jaw-thrust without head
tilt
You find an 11-year-old child who is unresponsive, blue, and is not breathing normally. Her
friend states that she collapsed and stopped moving after playing the "pass out" choking game.
You are the only trained provider. You need to: - answer✔Send the friend to activate EMS and
get an AED, then check for a carotid pulse.
The proper depth of chest compression in a 3-year-old child is at least: - answer✔1/3 the depth
of the chest or about 2 inches.
You are performing CPR on your uncle who collapsed at a family gathering where you are the
only trained rescuer. What is the most appropriate approach to deliver rescue breaths? -
answer✔Use a CPR mask with a one-way valve
You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old found unresponsive with occasional
gasps. After checking for a pulse, you are not certain if a pulse is present or not. You should: -
answer✔Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to ventilations.
After delivering a shock with an AED, you should: - answer✔Immediately resume CPR and
follow any instructions given by the AED.
To "observe universal precautions" means: - answer✔Managing all blood and other body
substances as if they are infectious.
You have determined a 47-year-old man is unresponsive. In order to assess for normal
breathing, you should: - answer✔Quickly look at the face and chest.
It's a hot day, and you are waiting to check out at the grocery store when the woman standing
behind you in line suddenly collapses to the floor. She is unresponsive and doesn't seem to be
breathing. You should: - answer✔Have someone activate EMS and get an AED, if one is
available, then check for a carotid pulse
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