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The l code l team l has l arrived l to l take l over l resuscitative l efforts. l Among l the l members l of
l the l BL lS lteam, lwhose lrole lis lit lto lcommunicate lto lthe lcode lteam lthe lpatient's lstatus land

lthe lcare lalready l provided? l - l CORRECT l ANSWER l-Team l leader




You l and l your l colleagues l are l performing l CPR l on l a l 6-year-
old l child. l What l is lthe l compression-to-ventilation l ratio l during l multiple-provider l CPR? l -
lCORRECT l ANSWER l -15:2




You lare lworking lin lan lOB/GYN loffice lwhen lyour lpatient, lMrs. lTribble, lsuddenly lgoes linto lca
lrdiac larrest. lWhile lpreparing lthe lAED, lyour lcolleague lreminds lyou lthat lMrs. lTribble lis l28 lw

l eeks l pregnant. l Which l statement l is l true l regarding l the l use l of l an l AED l on l a l pregnant

l patient?

- l CORRECT l ANSWER l -AED l use l is l safe l for l pregnant l patients



You l suspect l that l an l unresponsive l patient l has l sustained l a l neck l injury. l Which l technique
l shou lld l you l use l to l open l the l patient's l airway? l - l CORRECT l ANSWER l -Modified l jaw-

thrust l maneuver



You l and l your l co-worker l Jake l are l operating l a l BVM l during l multiple-
provider l CPR l for l an l adult. l You l manage l the l airway l while l Jake ldelivers l ventilations.
l Which l st latement l correctly l describes l the l appropriate l technique l for l operating l the

l BVM? l -

CORRECT l ANSWER l -Seal l the l mask l with l two l hands l using l the l E-C l technique



You l are l preparing l to l deliver l ventilations l to l an l adult l patient l experiencing l respiratory
l arrest. lYou l should l give l 1 l ventilation l every: l - l CORRECT l ANSWER l -5 l to l 6 l seconds




You l are l providing l care l for l Mrs. l Bove, l who l has l an l endotracheal l tube l in l place. l How
l does l thi ls l affect l compressions l and l ventilations? l - l CORRECT l ANSWER l -

, The l l team l l should l l provide l l ventilations l l at l l a l l rate l l of l l 1 l l ventilation l l every l l 6
l l seconds l l without l l pau llsing l l compressions.




You l l are l l alone l l performing l l high-
quality l l CPR l l when l l a l l second l l provider l l arrives l l to l l take l l over l l compressions. l l When
l l switching l l role lls, l l you l l should l l minimize l l interruptions l l in l l chest l l compressions l l to

l l less l l than l l how l l many l l seconds?

- l l CORRECT l l ANSWER l l -10 l l seconds



While l l orienting l l a l l new l l medical l l assistant l l to l l the l l facility, l l you l l find l l a l l patient l l who
l l is l l unresponsi llve l l in l l the l l exam l l room. l l You l l yell l l to l l the l l medical l l assistant, l l "Go

l l get l l the l l AED!" l l Which l l response llby l l the l l medical l l assistant l l demonstrates l l closed-

loop l l communication? l l - l l CORRECT l l ANSWER l l -
"I'll l l go l l get l l the l l AED."



A l l well-organized l l team l l response l l when l l performing l l high-
quality l l CPR l l includes l l ensuring l l that l l providers l l switch l l off l l performing l l compressions
l l every l l

_ l l minutes. l l - l l CORRECT l l ANSWER l l -2



The l l systematic l l and l l continuous l l approach l l to l l providing l l emergent l l patient l l care
l l includes l l which llthree l l elements? l l - l l CORRECT l l ANSWER l l -Assess, llRecognize, l l Care




You l l are l l providing l l high-quality l l CPR l l on l l a l l 6-year-
old l l patient l l who l l weighs l l 44 l l pounds. l l The l l AED l l arrives. l l It l l does l l not l l have l l a
l l pediatric l l setting l l an lld l l includes l l only l l adult l l AED l l pads. l l What l l should l l you l l do?

l l - l l CORRECT l l ANSWER l l -

Use l l the l l adult l l AED l l pads.



What l l is l l a l l reason l l you l l would l l choose l l to l l perform l l chest l l thrusts l l instead l l of
l l abdominal l l thrusts l l f llor l l an l l adult l l with l l an l l obstructed l l airway? l l - l l CORRECT

l l ANSWER l l -The l l patient l l is l l in l l a l l wheelchair.




You l l and l l two l l nurses l l have l l been l l performing l l CPR l l on l l a l l 72-year-
old l l patient, l l Ben l l Phillips. l l When l l Mr. l l Phillips l l shows l l signs l l of l l ROSC, l l where l l should