CPR/RQI Verified Solutions

CPR/RQI Verified Solutions **In -Hospital Chain of Survival for adults:** - What are the sequential steps in the In -Hospital Chain of Survival for adults? ✔️ Early Recognition and Pr evention ✔️ Activation of Emergency Response ✔️ High -Quality CPR ✔️ Defibrillation ✔️ Post -Cardiac Arrest Care ✔️ Recovery **Scene safety and assessment actions:** - What actions should be taken to ensure scene safety and assess the victim? ✔️ Verify scene safety ✔️ Look for absence of breathing or only gasping and check pulse ✔️ Check for responsiveness ✔️ Activate the emergency response system and obtain an AED ✔️ Begin CPR if there's no breathing, gasping, or pulse felt **Compon ents of a pulse check in an unresponsive victim:** - What are the steps involved in performing a pulse check on an unresponsive victim? ✔️ Feel the pulse in the groove beside the trachea ✔️ Assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds ✔️ Use 2 or 3 fingers to locate the pulse **Functions monitored by a chest compression feedback device:** - What parameters does a chest compression feedback device monitor during CPR? ✔️ Compression rate ✔️ Chest recoil ✔️ Compression depth **Po sitioning when using a pocket mask:** - Where should the rescuer position themselves when using a pocket mask? ✔️ Position at the side of the victim **Purpose of a bag -mask device:** - What does a bag -mask device provide to a victim who is not breathing or not breathing normally? ✔️ Positive -pressure ventilation **Delivery of breaths using a bag -mask device:** - How are breaths delivered using a bag -mask device? ✔️ Administer 1 breath over 1 second, while monitoring for chest rise **Life -threatening arrhythmias causing cardiac arrest:** - Aside from pulseless ventricular tachycardia, what is another life -threatening arrhythmia that can cause cardiac arrest? ✔️ Ventricular fibrillation **Immediate action after an AED delivers a sh ock:** - What should rescuers do immediately after an AED delivers a shock? ✔️ Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions **Airway management for a single rescuer:** - How should the airway be managed when only one rescuer is present? ✔️ Perform a h ead tilt -chin lift maneuver **Steps for using a bag -mask device directly above the victim's head:** - What is the correct sequence of steps for using a bag -mask device directly above the victim's head? ✔️ Place the mask on the victim's face, aligning wi th the bridge of the nose ✔️ Use the E -C clamp technique to secure the mask and lift the jaw for airway opening ✔️ Administer breaths (1 second each) while monitoring for chest rise **Purpose of an AED:** - Why is an AED necessary during resuscitation efforts? ✔️ To analyze the heart rhythm and deliver a shock if indicated **Clearance of the victim during AED operation:** - When should the rescuer operating the AED clear the victim? ✔️ During rhythm analysis and before shock delivery **Placement of AED pads for adults and children over 8 years:** - Where should AED pads be placed in the anteroposterior position for adults and children over 8 years? ✔️ Left side of the back and left side of the chest **Initial actions upon finding an unresponsive adult victim:** - You and your colleague respond to an adult victim who is unresponsive. After confirming no breathing or pulse, what do you instruct your colleague to do? ✔️ Activate the emergency response system and retrieve the AED **Next steps after tapping and shouting for responsiveness:** - After tapping and shouting to check for responsiveness with no response, what is the next immediate step? ✔️ Check for breathing and pulse