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EXSS 288 Exam 1 Questions and Verified
Answers (100% Correct Answers) /Already
Graded A+
Asthma triggers
Ans: stress, dry air, exercise, food, etc
4-6 minutes without oxygen
Ans: brain damage possible
6-10 minutes without oxygen
Ans: brain damage likely
10 minutes or more without oxygen
Ans: brain damage certain
Stridor
Ans: harsh, high pitched wheeze, getting some air but can't keep enough in and out
Emphysema
Ans: lungs lose ability to exchange CO2 and O2 effectively.
Conscious Choking- Adult and Child
Ans: Position yourself behind the victim and deliver cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal
thrusts until the object is removed, the victim can breathe or the victim becomes unconscious.
Conscious Choking- Infant
Ans: If an infant cannot breathe, cough or cry, assume the airway is obstructed and perform
5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts.
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Giving ventilations (rescue breathing)- Adult
Ans: When victim has a pulse but no breathing. Open airway, 1 breath every 5 seconds.
Reassess after 2 minutes
Giving ventilations (rescue breathing)- child and infant
Ans: 1 breath every 3 seconds
Unconscious choking (adult)
Ans: 30 compressions, check for object, 2 rescue breaths
Four conditions that must be met for bloodborne transmission
Ans: Present, Quantity, Susceptible, Entry site
Clorox to water disinfectant ration
Ans: 1:9
Heart attack
Ans: blood flow to the heart muscle is compromised and heart begins to die. The heart is still
beating
Cardiac arrest
Ans: heart stops beating
Angina Pectoris
Ans: Develops when the heart needs more oxygen that it gets
Asystole
Ans: cardiac arrest
Ventricular Fibrillation
Ans: The ventricles no longer beat with a full steady symmetrical pattern. Use AED
Atrial Fibrillation
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EXSS 288 Exam 1 Questions and Verified
Answers (100% Correct Answers) /Already
Graded A+
Asthma triggers
Ans: stress, dry air, exercise, food, etc
4-6 minutes without oxygen
Ans: brain damage possible
6-10 minutes without oxygen
Ans: brain damage likely
10 minutes or more without oxygen
Ans: brain damage certain
Stridor
Ans: harsh, high pitched wheeze, getting some air but can't keep enough in and out
Emphysema
Ans: lungs lose ability to exchange CO2 and O2 effectively.
Conscious Choking- Adult and Child
Ans: Position yourself behind the victim and deliver cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal
thrusts until the object is removed, the victim can breathe or the victim becomes unconscious.
Conscious Choking- Infant
Ans: If an infant cannot breathe, cough or cry, assume the airway is obstructed and perform
5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts.
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Giving ventilations (rescue breathing)- Adult
Ans: When victim has a pulse but no breathing. Open airway, 1 breath every 5 seconds.
Reassess after 2 minutes
Giving ventilations (rescue breathing)- child and infant
Ans: 1 breath every 3 seconds
Unconscious choking (adult)
Ans: 30 compressions, check for object, 2 rescue breaths
Four conditions that must be met for bloodborne transmission
Ans: Present, Quantity, Susceptible, Entry site
Clorox to water disinfectant ration
Ans: 1:9
Heart attack
Ans: blood flow to the heart muscle is compromised and heart begins to die. The heart is still
beating
Cardiac arrest
Ans: heart stops beating
Angina Pectoris
Ans: Develops when the heart needs more oxygen that it gets
Asystole
Ans: cardiac arrest
Ventricular Fibrillation
Ans: The ventricles no longer beat with a full steady symmetrical pattern. Use AED
Atrial Fibrillation
