Once clinical death occurs,
how long does it usually
take for biological death to
begin to occur to your
patient?
airway
In the "C-A-B" sequence of
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, the "A"
stands for what?
compression
In the "C-A-B" sequence of
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, the "C"
stands for what?
carotid
To determine if an adult or
a child (over a year old) is
pulseless, the EMT should
check for a pulse at which
artery?
brachial
To determine
pulselessness in an infant,
the EMT should use which
artery?
activate EMS
You are alone and so not
have an AED. After
determining
unresponsiveness in an
adult patient, the next thing
you should do before
starting CPR is:
tongue
When an unconscious
patient's head flexes
forward, what could cause
a partial airway
obstruction?
, diving accident victim
The head-tilt, chin-lift
maneuver should not be
used on a...
jaw-thrust maneuver
The recommended
maneuver for EMTs to
open the airway of a
patient with possible
cervical-spine injury is the
two breaths, 1 second each
After opening the airway in
a patient who requires
rescue breathing, the EMT
should inflate the patient's
lungs with...
perform the steps of CPR
You are treating a 59-your-
old female who was found
unresponsive by her
husband in their home. You
have completed a set of
compressions and now
your initial two ventilations
are not resulting in chest
rise. Your next step is to...
gastric distention
A common problem in the
resuscitation of infants and
children caused by
improper head position or
too quick ventilations is...
10-12
Adult rescue breathing
should be provided as a
rate of how many breaths
per minute?