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You are a member of the emergency response team for your hospital and are called to a code blue. You arrive to find one of your colleagues leading a resuscitation attempt to an elderly patient. You notice that the person performing chest compressions seems to be tiring, and the compression rate is slowing. When should rescuers switch positions during CPR? A. Never switch rescuers, and maintain current roles B. Switch rescuers at 5 minute intervals C. Switch rescuers about every 2 minutes...

What is an AED? Automatic External Defibrillator An AED is a device that analyzes the heart's rhythm to identify the presence of an arrythmia that can be corrected by a shock. - Lightweight, portable device. - Simple to operate. - Uses voice prompts, lights, and on-screen messages. Defibrillation is the delivery of an electrical shock that may help re-establish an effective rhythm. What are the components of a pulse check in an unresponsive victim of an adult? Feel the pulse in the gro...

Course Overview - Chain of survival High Quality CPR for adults, a child, and an infant How to use an AED Effective team dynamics in multi-rescuer resuscitation How to treat Special Considerations in basic life support How to relieve Foreign-body airway obstruction for an adult, a child and an infant What is the correct order of steps in the In-Hospital Chain of Survival for adults? -High Quality CPR -Early Recognition and prevention -Post Cardiac Arrest Care -Defibr...

While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is being accomplished? - Compressing to a depth of at least 2 inches A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency medical technician, rushes to her with an AED. When the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it? - Turn on the AED A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not b...

After positioning yourself directly above the victim's head, what is the correct order of steps for using a bag-mask device? - 1. Place the mask on the victim's face, using the bridge of the nose as a guide for the correct position 2. Use the E-C clamp technique to hold the mask in place while you lift the jaw to hold the airway open 3. Squeeze the bag to give breaths (1 second each) while watching for chest rise How are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device? - 1 breath over 1 sec...

CAB = - Compression, Airway, Breathing. 1 rescuer does Compression, 1 rescuer does Breathing Assess ? - CNS = responsiveness, CVS = pulse (only got 5-10 secs), Resp = Breathing (agonal gasping is NOT breathing) Bellow for ? - 911 and the AED CPR = 1 or 2 rescuer = - 2 ---- 100-10,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1---30:2 2 RESCUERS = 100-120/min, mid-nipple, 2-2.4 inches adult, 2 inches child, 1.5 inches infant. 1/3 depth of chest + 1 breath every 6 seconds 1...

A 65-year-old male is on a short ladder changing a light and suddenly collapses. He is unresponsive. What is the next step? a. Call 911/EMS. b. Begin CPR. c. Begin mouth-to-mouth ventilation. d. Check pulse a. Call 911/EMS. What method should be used to open his airway in the case with neck injury? a. Chin-lift b. Jaw thrust c. Head-tilt/chin-lift d. Head-tilt b. Jaw thrust Brainpower Read More CPR is initiated and the person's pulse returns, but he is not breathing. What ventilat...

What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1-rescuer infant CPR? - 30 compressions-2 breaths What should you do if you need to use an AED on someone who has been submerged in water? - Pull the person out of the water and wipe chest 1 person preforming cpr on a child, two others arrive, what should occur next? - Two rescuers should alternate giving high-quality chest compressions Two rescuers begin high-quality CPR while the third rescuer leaves to get the AED. What action...

What is a prerequisite to becoming an AHA Instructor? - Be aligned with a Training Center As an instructor, you would use the Program Administration Manual for which of the following? - Policy, ethics, and Training Center organization Which provides AHA Instructors with access to the Program Administration Manual? - The AHA Instructor Network You are a BLS Instructor and want to add the AHA logo to a flyer advertising a BLS course that you will be offering. What instructor resource woul...

The correct order of steps in the out of hospital chain of survival for adults. 1. Activation of emergency response 2. High quality CPR 3. Defibrillation. Four Advance resuscitation Five post cardiac arrest care 6 recovery. - The correct order of steps in the out of hospital chain of survival for adults. 1. Activation of emergency response 2. High quality CPR 3. Defibrillation. Four Advance resuscitation Five post cardiac arrest care 6 recovery. - Dispatch calls you and your partn...