Basic Life Support Exam A Questions & Answers.
1. While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what Compressing to depth
of at
action should you ensure is being accomplished least 2 inches
2. A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She Turn on the AED
is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not
have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency
med- ical technician, rushes to her with an AED.
- When the AED arrives, what is the first step for
using it?
3. After the AED pads are attached to the victim's
bare chest, the AED detects ventricular Follow the AED prompts
fibrillation.
What is the next step when using an AED?
4. What should you do if you need to use an Pull the victim out of the
AED on someone who has been submerged in
water? wa- ter, and wipe the
chest
5. How can rescuers ensure that they are providing
ef- fective breaths when using a bag-mask Observing the chest rise
device?
with breaths
6. What ratio for compressions to breaths should
be used for 1-rescuer infant CPR? 30 compressions to 2
breaths
7. 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
8. What actions should occur next, to
support a team-based resuscitation 2 rescuers alternate
attempt? giving high-quality chest
compres- sions
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1. While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what Compressing to depth
of at
action should you ensure is being accomplished least 2 inches
2. A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She Turn on the AED
is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not
have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency
med- ical technician, rushes to her with an AED.
- When the AED arrives, what is the first step for
using it?
3. After the AED pads are attached to the victim's
bare chest, the AED detects ventricular Follow the AED prompts
fibrillation.
What is the next step when using an AED?
4. What should you do if you need to use an Pull the victim out of the
AED on someone who has been submerged in
water? wa- ter, and wipe the
chest
5. How can rescuers ensure that they are providing
ef- fective breaths when using a bag-mask Observing the chest rise
device?
with breaths
6. What ratio for compressions to breaths should
be used for 1-rescuer infant CPR? 30 compressions to 2
breaths
7. 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
8. What actions should occur next, to
support a team-based resuscitation 2 rescuers alternate
attempt? giving high-quality chest
compres- sions
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