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BLS HeartCode Exam with precise detailed ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




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After positioning yourself directly above the victim's head, what is the correct order of steps
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for using a bag-mask device? - correct answer✔✔1. Place the mask on the victim's face,
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using the bridge of the nose as a guide for the correct position
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2. Use the E-C clamp technique to hold the mask in place while you lift the jaw to hold the
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airway open ||//\\||




3. Squeeze the bag to give breaths (1 second each) while watching for chest rise
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How are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device? - correct answer✔✔1 breath over 1
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second, while watching for chest rise ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Why an AED is needed - correct answer✔✔- Most sudden cardiac arrests are triggered by
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abnormal heart rhythms called arrhythmias ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




- Two life-threatening arrhythmias that can cause cardiac arrest are pulseless ventricular
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tachycardia(pVT) and ventricular Fibrillation (VF) where the heart's electrical impulses ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




suddenly become chaotic and ineffective ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




- Blow flow to the brain stops abruptly, and the victim loses consciousness
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-Death usually follows unless a normal heart rhythm and pulse are restored within minutes
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,Why is an AED needed? - correct answer✔✔To analyze the heart rhythm and provide a
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shock



After an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next? - correct
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answer✔✔Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




How to Use an AED - correct answer✔✔Step 1: Power on the AED if needed
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- Follow the prompts (as a guide to next steps)
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Step 2: Choose adult pads for victim 8 years of age and older
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- Attack the adhesive AED pads to the victim's bare chest
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- Follow the diagrams on the pads
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Step 3: When AED prompts you, clear the victim during analysis. Be sure no one is touching
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the victim, not even the rescuer in charge of giving breaths
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- Some AEDs will tell you to push a button to allow the AED to begin analyzing the heart
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rhythm; others will do automatically ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




- The AED may take a few seconds to analyze
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Step 4: ||//\\||




If the AED advises a shock:
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- it will charge and then tell you again to clear the victim
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- Clear the victim before delivering the shock
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- Pressure the shock button
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- The shock will produce a sudden contraction of the victim's muscles
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- After any shock delivery, immediately resume CPR
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,If no shock is needed:
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- Immediately resume CPR, starting with compressions
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Where should the AED pads be placed in the anterolateral placement for adults and children
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8 years or older? - correct answer✔✔-Below the right collarbone
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-Side of left nipple ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




AED pad placement: Adults and children 8 years and older - correct answer✔✔Anterolateral
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Placement:

- place one pad directly bellow the right collarbone
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- Place the other pad to the side of the left nipple, with the top edge of the pad a few
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inches below the armpit ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Anteroposterior placement: ||//\\||




- Place one AED pad on the left side of the chest, halfway between the tip of the breastbone
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and left nipple with upper edge of the pad below the nipple line
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- Place the other pad on the left side of victim's back, beneath the should blade, next to the
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spine



What is recommended to minimize interruptions in compressions when using an AED? -
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correct answer✔✔- Continue with a high-quality CPR until an AED prompts to clear ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




- If no shock is advised and after any shock delivery, immediately resume high-quality CPR,
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starting with chest compressions ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




- When 2 or more rescuers are present, one rescuer should continue chest compressions
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while the other prepares the AED ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||

, Scene Safety, Responsive and Assessment - correct answer✔✔The first step in the adult BLS
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sequence for 1 or 2 or more rescuers is to verify the scene is safe ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Check for responsiveness and get help. Tap the victim's should and shout, "Are you OK?
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If the victim is not responsive, shout for nearby help. If you are alone get the
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AED/defibrillator; if someone else is available send that person to get it ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Next, look for no breathing or only gasping and check the pulse simultaneously. Is a pulse
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definitely felt within 10 seconds? ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




If there is normal breathing and a pulse felt, monitor until emergency responders arrive
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If there is no normal breathing and pulse is felt, provide rescue breathing, Give 1 breath
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every 6 seconds, or 10 breaths/min. Check the pulse every 2 minutes and if there is no
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pulse, start CPR. If possible opioid overdose, administer naloxone if available per protocol
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If there is no normal breathing or only gasping and a pulse is not felt, start CPR. Perform
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cycles of 30 compressions and 2 breaths and use the AED as soon as it is available
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Once the AED arrives, check the rhythm
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If the rhythms is shockable, give 1 shock and resume CPR immediately for 2 minutes until
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prompted by the AED to allow a rhythm check ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




If rhythm is nonshockable, resume CPR immediately for 2 minutes, until prompted by the
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AED to allow a rhythm check
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||//\\|| Continue CPR until ALS provider take over or the victim starts to move ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||

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