CPR/RQI EXAM BRAND NEW ACTUAL
EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
AED Special Considerations - correct answer --hairy chest
----If your AED has 1 set of pads and razor quickly shave the area
and then apply the pads
----If your AED has two sets of pads use the first set to remove
the hair. Apply the first set of pads, press them down so they can
stick as much as possible and quickly pull them off. Then apply
the new second step pads.
- Water
----If someone is lying in water quickly move the victim to a dry
surface
--------If the victim is lying in snow or small puddle use the AED
----If the chest is covered with water or sweat wipe the chest
before attaching the pads
-Transdermal medicine patch
----do not place the pad directly over medicine patch
----take the patch off and quickly wipe the chest before you put on
the patch
-Implanted defibrillator or pacemaker
-If you see a lump inside a device, avoid placing the pad directly
over it
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-Defibrillation for infants less than one year of age
-A manual defibrillator is preferred weather than an AED.
-If a manual defibrillator is not available, an AED with a pediatric
dose attenuator is preferred.
-If it is available you may use an AED without a pediatric dose
alternator.
Mouth-to-Mouth Breaths: adults, children, and infants - correct
answer --mouth-to-mouth breathing is a quick and effective way to
provide oxygen to a victim when a Barrier mask is not available.
-each Breath You Take contains 21% oxygen. When you provide
a rescue breath, the air you breathe into a victim contains about
17% oxygen.
1. Hold the victim's airway open with a head tilt-chin lift. Pinch the
nose close with your thumb and index finger.
2. Take a regular breath and sugar lips around the victim's mouth
creating an airtight seal. Give one breath and blow for one
second. Watch for the chest to rise as you give each breath.
3. Give a second breath (blowing for about 1 seconds) while
watching for chest rise.
AED pad placement: infants and children less than eight years of
age - correct answer -- Pad choice
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---- if your aed include smaller size pads that are designed for
children under 8 years of age use them
---- if not use the adult pads while making sure they do not touch
or overlap
---- do not use the children's pads for an adult. The shock does is
too small for an adult
- replacement
---- some AED pads recommended placing one pad on the chest
and one pad on the back of the infant and child
----follow the pictures on the pad packages for proper placement
Mouth-to-mouth-and -nose breathing: infants - correct answer -1.
Open the infant's airway with a head tilt-chin lift.
2. Place your mouth over the infant's mouth and nose to create an
airtight seal.
3. Give one breath, blowing for about 1 second. Wacth for the
chest to rise as you give the breath.
Rescue breathing: adults, children and infants - correct answer -
Adults
-give one breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths/min)
-Give each breath over 1 second and make sure there is visible
chest rise with each breath
-during rescue breathing, check the victim's pulse every 2 minutes
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Children and infants
-give 1 breath every 2 or 3 seconds (20 to 30 breaths/min)
-Give each breath over 1 second and make sure there is visible
chest rise with each breath
-during rescue breathing, check the victim's pulse every 2 minutes
Advanced Airways - correct answer -A laryngeal mask airway,
supraglottic airway device, and endotracheal tube are types of
advanced airways.
-when an advanced airway is in place:
---perform continuous compressions at 100 to 120/min
---give 1 breathe every 6 seconds for adults
---give 1 breath every 2 or 3 seconds fo a child or infant
---no pauses in compressions to give breaths
Opiodid-associated life-threatening emergency - correct answer --
opioid-associated life-threatening emergency is a condition that
can cause a person to stop breathing but still have a pulse.
-Naloxone is a medication that can temporarily reverse the effects
of an opioid overdose.
---common routes of administration for naloxone include
intravenous, intramuscular, and intranasal