AQA • BLS

- Dispatch calls you to respond to a family's home with a 6 year old child. You are told that the child was found unresponsive in the backyard. This scene is safe upon arrival, and you enter with your AED (monitor/defibrillator). The child is unresponsive after you tap his shoulders and shout "Are you okay?" He could be in cardiac arrest. What is your next step? - if you are alone with no cellphone, leave the victim to activate the emergency response system and get the AED before beginni...

First, Check victim for 2 things simultaneously - Response & Breathing If adult is unresponsive and not breathing, or not breathing normally, - Start CPR. Compression rate of: - 100/min infants Adults - 1.5 for infants 2 inches for adults (or 1/3 of the chest circumference) Lay people: Medical Professionals: - Do not check for pulse. Only up to 10 seconds to search for pulse. Complete Sequence for 1 Rescuer: - 1)Hey, are you okay? 2) activate emergency response, grab an AED. 3)Check ...

You perform a rapid assessment and determine that your patient is experiencing cardiac arrest. On the basis of your assessment findings, you begin CPR to improve the patient's chances of survival. Which term refers to clearly and rationally identifying the connection between information and actions? - Critical thinking While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a patient who is unresponsive in the exam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!" Whi...

For a basic life support certificate to be issued, a participant must: - rate competency in all required skills - successfully complete team response testing scenarios and pass the final exam with a score of an 84% or higher - actively participate in all course activities, including assuming various roles during practice and practice scenarios - All the above Which of the following skills are included in the BLS program? - use of a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator - multiple-provider CP...

How would you know that a rescue breath for a victim of any age is effective? – ANS You should see their chest rise. A child has a heart rate greater than 60 per minute and a pulse, but has ineffective breathing or is not breathing, what should the rescuer do? – ANS Give rescue breaths. (every 3-5 seconds) What ventilation device/ technique is not recommended for a single rescuer to provide breaths during CPR? – ANS The bag-mask ventilation technique. What would be the correct compre...

Olivia is unresponsive. Dr. Dave needs to assess for breathing, a pulse and life-threatening bleeding. Choose the recommended location to perform the pulse check. - Brachial artery (upper right arm) Dr. Dave should assess Olivia for breathing, a pulse and life-threatening bleeding for no more than 10 seconds. After recognizing that Olivia is in cardiac arrest, he should initiate CPR immediately, true or false? - True When providing multiple-provider CPR for an infant, which compression tech...

What is the correct order of steps in the in-hospital chain of survival for adults? -1.- Early recognition and prevention 2.- Activation of emergency response 3.- High quality CPR 4.- Defibrillation 5.- Post-cardiac arrest care 6.- Recovery What are the components of a pulse check? --Use 2-3 fingers to locate the pulse -Feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea -Assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds Critical components of chest compressions: Adults...

What is the correct order of steps in the in-hospital chain of survival for adults? -1.- Early recognition and prevention 2.- Activation of emergency response 3.- High quality CPR 4.- Defibrillation 5.- Post-cardiac arrest care 6.- Recovery What are the components of a pulse check? --Use 2-3 fingers to locate the pulse -Feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea -Assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds Critical components of chest compressions: Adults...

Agonal gasps are not normal breathing and may be present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac arrest - True The jaw thrust maneuver should be used to open the airway of an individual with suspected head or neck injury - True If you did not witness the arrest of a child or an infant you should provide two minutes of CPR before leaving them to activate the emergency response system and get the AED - True If you cannot see the infants chest rise and fall re-position the airway and attemp...

Agonal gasps are not normal breathing and may be present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac arrest - True An AED can be used in which of the following special situations - All of the above An individual with an implanted a pacemaker An individual with transdermal medication patch on An individual with a hairy chest An AED may be used normally even if the individual is lying on the snow - True Check for danger, check for a response, and _____ are the first three steps you should tak...

At what rate should compressions be administered? - 100-120 per minute BLS - the care healthcare providers and public safety professionals provide to patients who are experiencing respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, or airway obstruction Distinguish between respiratory arrest and cardiac arrest - Respiratory-no breathing but has pulse Cardiac-no breathing and no pulse How deep should compressions be? - Adult-at least 2 inches Child-around 2 inches Infant-around 1.5 inches How do you car...

2 rescuer cpr - One rescuer will provide compressions while other rescuer provides breathes. Switch riles every 5 cycles (about 2 minutes) ABC's of CPR - C-A-B Compressions, Airway, Breathing After grabbing the AED (single rescuer) - -check for pulse and begin cpr (feel carotid pulse for no longer than 10 seconds) if no pulse is detected, start CPR immediately with chest compressions Avoid _______ between compressions and breaths - -Interruptions (interruptions should be less than 10 se...

A 3 year old child is eating in the hospital playroom. She suddenly begins coughing repeatedly. Her cough then quickly becomes soft and weak. She is making hig-pitched noises while breathing in and seems to be in respiratory distress. Her skin is a bluish color. What is the most likely cause of her distress? - Severe or complete airway obstruction with inadequate air exchange. A 7 year old boy is struck by a car in front of your house. You find him unresponsive and bleeding from a wound on ...

A ) Use the Jaw- thrust maneuver - When a victim has a suspected neck injury, what is the best way to open the airway? A. use the Jaw- Thrust maneuver B. Use the head tilt-chin lift C. Use the head tilt only D. Use the tongue lift-finger sweep A) Approximately 1.5 inches ( 4 cm) - When providing compressions for an infant victim, what is the recommended depth of compressions? A. Approximately 1.5 inches(4 cm) B. Approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) C. Approximately 3 inches ( 8 cm) D. Approx...

critical characteristics of high-quality CPR - -start compressions within 10 secs of recognition of cardiac arrest -push hard, push fast. rate of at least 100/min, depth of atleast 2 in for adults, approx 2 in for children, and approx 1.5 in for infants -allow complete chest recoil after each compression -minimize interruptions in compressions -give effective breaths that make chest rise -avoid excessive ventilation Links in AHA adult Chain of Survival - 1. immediate RECOGNITION of cardi...

What is IHCA? - In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest What is OHCA? - Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest? Sudden Cardiac Arrest - - Occurs without warning - Occurs shortly after symptoms appear - Heart Attack vs. Cardiac Arrest - - Heart attack may cause cardiac arrest - Heart attack = a clot within a blood vessel of the heart - Sudden Cardiac Arrest = When the heart develops an abnormal rhythm and can't pump blood Adult Chain of Survival - IHCA - 1. Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment of prearres...

2- Rescuer infant BLS sequence - 1. check for response and breathing 2. if no response and no breathing/only gasping, send second rescuer to active ERS and get AED 3. check brachial pulse 4. if no pulse, HR <60/min, perform cycles of compressions and breaths at 30:2 ratio until second rescuer arrives, then switch to 15:2 5. use AED as soon as it arrives Basic Steps of CPR for adults - 1) unresponsive, no breathing or no normal breathing -> activate ERS -> get AED -> check puls...

Chest compressions are more often too shallow than too deep. -True Chest compressions depth greater than 2.4 inches in adults may cause injuries. -True Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when blood flow to the part of the heart muscle is blocked. -False A heart attack occurs when the heart develops an abnormal rhythm and can't pump blood. -False To check for breathing, scan the victim's chest for rise and fall for no more than 10 seconds. -True To perform a pulse check in an adult, palpate a ca...

Assume a six-month-old child that has been ill and does not appear to be breathing has a pulse. You open the airway and began rescue breathing. What is the correct rate? A. 8 - 10 per minute B. 30 - 40 per minute C. Every 8 seconds D. 12 - 20 per minute - D Choose the proper order of the Adult Chain of Survival: A. Recognition, Early CPR, Defibrillate, Advanced Life Support, Post-Cardiac Arrest Care B. CPR, Recognition, Call EMS, Defibrillate, Advanced Life Support C. Recognition, Defib...

Neutrophil count- The patient is experiencing infection, so a nurse should review the neutrophil count before contacting the HCP. - While caring for a client with full thickness burns covering 40% of the body, the nurse observes purulent drainage from the wounds. Before reporting the finding, what is the best lab value to evaluate? Demonstrate the use of visual scanning during meals to the client and family. - An older woman who experienced a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) has difficulty wi...