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After turning on the AED, you follow the prompts. You know to use child pads for infants and
for children younger than 8 years, but the pediatric pads are unavailable.
What should you do? Use the adult pads
You are still performing CPR as a single rescuer. The AED detects a shockable rhythm and
advises a shock.
After delivering 1 shock, you immediately resume CPR with what ratio of compressions to
breaths? Cycles of 30 compressions and 2 breaths
The infant is unresponsive when you tap her foot and shout "are you ok?" she could be in
cardiac arrest.
What is your next step? For 5 to 10 seconds, look for no breathing or only gasping while
simultaneously checking the brachial pulse.
The infant isn't breathing normally but has a pulse. What do you need to do? Provide rescue
breaths, with 1 breath every 2 to 3 seconds
You check the infants pulse every 2 minutes and detect that the heart rate is less than
60/minute with signs of poor perfusion. While your colleague begins CPR, what action do you
need to take? Power on the AED, follow the prompts, and use the child pads.
The AED detects a shockable rhythm and advises a shock. After delivering 1 shock, you and your
partner immediately resume CPR by using what ratio and which compressions technique?
Complete cycles of 15 compressions and 2 breaths and the 2 thumb-encircling technique.
To avoid fatigue, when should team roles alternate providing compressions? Every 5 cycles
or 2 minutes
, Which team role keeps track of interruptions during compressions? Timer/Recorder
Which team role makes treatment decisions and assigns roles? Team Leader
Which of the following are resuscitation triangle roles in a high-performance team?
AED/Monitor/Defibrillator
Compressor
Airway
When performing high-quality CPR, when do pauses in compressions typically occur?
Defibrillation
Rhythm analysis
Compressor switches
Pulse checks
Intubation
Team Roles:
Assesses the patient and provides compressions? Compressor
Team Roles:
Operates the AED and alternates with the compressor after every 5 cycles or 2 minutes to avoid
fatigue? Monitor/Defibrillator
Team Roles:
Provides ventilation? Airway
After turning on the AED, you follow the prompts. You know to use child pads for infants and
for children younger than 8 years, but the pediatric pads are unavailable.
What should you do? Use the adult pads
You are still performing CPR as a single rescuer. The AED detects a shockable rhythm and
advises a shock.
After delivering 1 shock, you immediately resume CPR with what ratio of compressions to
breaths? Cycles of 30 compressions and 2 breaths
The infant is unresponsive when you tap her foot and shout "are you ok?" she could be in
cardiac arrest.
What is your next step? For 5 to 10 seconds, look for no breathing or only gasping while
simultaneously checking the brachial pulse.
The infant isn't breathing normally but has a pulse. What do you need to do? Provide rescue
breaths, with 1 breath every 2 to 3 seconds
You check the infants pulse every 2 minutes and detect that the heart rate is less than
60/minute with signs of poor perfusion. While your colleague begins CPR, what action do you
need to take? Power on the AED, follow the prompts, and use the child pads.
The AED detects a shockable rhythm and advises a shock. After delivering 1 shock, you and your
partner immediately resume CPR by using what ratio and which compressions technique?
Complete cycles of 15 compressions and 2 breaths and the 2 thumb-encircling technique.
To avoid fatigue, when should team roles alternate providing compressions? Every 5 cycles
or 2 minutes
, Which team role keeps track of interruptions during compressions? Timer/Recorder
Which team role makes treatment decisions and assigns roles? Team Leader
Which of the following are resuscitation triangle roles in a high-performance team?
AED/Monitor/Defibrillator
Compressor
Airway
When performing high-quality CPR, when do pauses in compressions typically occur?
Defibrillation
Rhythm analysis
Compressor switches
Pulse checks
Intubation
Team Roles:
Assesses the patient and provides compressions? Compressor
Team Roles:
Operates the AED and alternates with the compressor after every 5 cycles or 2 minutes to avoid
fatigue? Monitor/Defibrillator
Team Roles:
Provides ventilation? Airway
