While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, What is a consideration when you are using an
what action should you ensure is being AED? - ANSWER -On a hairy chest, the
accomplished? - ANSWER -Compressing pads may not stick and may fail to deliver a
to a depth of at least 2 inches shock
A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. A 9-year-old child has suddenly collapsed. After
She is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does confirming that the scene is safe, a single rescuer
not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an determines that the child is in cardiac arrest,
emergency medical technician, rushes to her shouts for nearby help, and activates the
with an AED. emergency response system. He immediately
begins performing high-quality CPR. Two
When the AED arrives, what is the first step for additional rescuers arrive to assist in the
using it? - ANSWER -Turn on the AED resuscitation attempt.
What actions should occur next, to support a
A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. team-based resuscitation attempt? -
She is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does ANSWER -2 rescuers alternate giving high-
not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an quality chest compressions
emergency medical technician, rushes to her
with an AED.
A 9-year-old child has suddenly collapsed. After
After the AED pads are attached to the victim's confirming that the scene is safe, a single rescuer
bare chest, the AED detects ventricular determines that the child is in cardiac arrest,
fibrillation. What is the next step when using an shouts for nearby help, and activates the
AED? - ANSWER -Follow the AED prompts emergency response system. He immediately
begins performing high-quality CPR. Two
additional rescuers arrive to assist in the
What should you do if you need to use an AED resuscitation attempt.
on someone who has been submerged in water?
- ANSWER -Pull the victim out of the water, Two rescuers begin high-quality CPR while the
and wipe the chest third rescuer leaves to get the AED. What action
supports 2-rescuer CPR? - ANSWER -
Alternating the compressor role every 2 minutes
How can rescuers ensure that they are providing C. Alternating giving rescue breaths every 3
effective breaths when using a bag-mask cycles
device? - ANSWER -Observing the chest
rise with breaths
"Members of the team know their boundaries and
ask for help before the resuscitation attempt
What ratio for compressions to breaths should be worsens." Match this statement with the most
used for 1-rescuer infant CPR? - appropriate element of team dynamics listed. -
ANSWER -30 compressions to 2 breaths ANSWER -Knowing your limitations
A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction
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