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1. what is the correct order of steps 1. Early Recognition and Prevention
in the In-Hospital Chain of Survival 2. Activation of Emergency Response
for adults? 3. High-Quality CPR
4. Defibrillation
5. Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
6. Recovery
2. What are the correct actions to -Verify scene safety
take for scene safety and assess- -Look for no breathing and only gasping and check
ment? pulse
-Check for responsiveness
-Activate the emergency response system and get an
AED
-Begin CPR if no breathing or no gasping and no pulse
felt
3. What are the components of a -Feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea
pulse check in an unresponsive vic- -Assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10
tim? seconds
-Use 2 or 3 fingers to locate the pulse
4. What does a chest compression -Compression rate
feedback device monitor? -Chest recoil
-Compression depth
5. when using a pocket mask, where at the side of the victim
should the rescuer be positioned?
6. A bag-mask device is used to pro- positive-pressure ventilation
vide to a victim who is not
breathing or not breathing nor-
mally.
,7. How are breaths delivered using a 1 breath over 1 second, while watching for chest rise
bag-mask device?
8. Two life-threatening arrhythmias ventricular fibrillation
that can cause cardiac arrest are
pulseless ventricular tachycardia
and
9. After an AED delivers a shock, what Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions
should the rescuers do next?
10. How do you open the airway for Head tilt-chin lift
breaths if a single rescuer is pre-
sent?
11. After positioning yourself directly 1. Place the mask on the victim's face, using the bridge
above the victim's head, what is the of the nose as a guide for the correct position.
correct order of steps for using a 2. Use the E-C clamp techinque to hold the maks in
bag-mask device? place while you life the jaw to hold the airway open
3. Squeeze the bad to give breaths (1 second each)
while watching for chest rise
12. Why is an AED needed? to analyze the heart rhythm and provide a shock
13. When should the rescuer operat- During analysis and before shock delivery
ing the AED clear the victim?
14. Where should AED pads be placed Left side of the back and Left side of the chest
in the anteroposterior placement
for adults and children 8 years and
older?
, 15. You and your colleague respond to Activate the emergency response system and get the
an adult victim who is unrespon- AED
sive. After assessing that the vic-
tim is not breathing and has no
pulse, what do you instruct your
colleague to do?
16. You tap and shout to check for re- Check for breathing and a pulse
sponsiveness, but the patient does
not respond. What is your next
step after calling for help?
17. After checking for breathing and 1 breath every 6 seconds, or about 10 breaths per
a pulse, you find that the patient minute
is not breathing normally but had
a pulse and needs rescue breath-
ing. What is the correct ventilation
rate?
18. After 4 minutes of rescue breath- Immediately begin CPR and turn on the AED
ing, no pulse is present during a
pulse check. What immediate ac-
tions should be taken?
19. As you are providing CPR, your col- Continue CPR until prompted by the AED to allow a
league arrives, turns on the AED, rhythm check, the code team arrives, or the patient
and follows the prompts. The AED starts to move
analyzes the rhythm and does not
advise a shcok. After you immedi-
ately resume CPR, how do you con-
tinute treating the patient?