CPR TEST Answered correct

Where should you place your hands when giving chest compressions to an infant during CPR? - ANSWER one hand on the forehead and 2 or 3 fingers on the center of the chest You are preparing to give ventilations to a 5-y ...

Where should you place your hands when giving chest compressions to an infant during CPR? - ANSWER one hand on the forehead and 2 or 3 fingers on the center of the chest You are preparing to give ventilations to a 5-year-old child using a resuscitation mask. You should give 1 ventilation about every: - ANSWER 3 seconds A 12 year old child at a soccer game grabs their chest and begins to make wheezing noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the child's parent informs you that the child has a history of asthma, but does NOT have an inhaler near. What care do I provide? - ANSWER Summon more advanced medical personnel and place the victim in a position that helps breathing You and another responder find an unresponsive adult on the floor in the locker room. You size up the scene, form an initial impression and perform a primary assessment. You find the victim is not moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should summon EMS personnel, then: - ANSWER Give ventilations at a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds You arrive on the scene where an adult appears to be injured. Before approaching the victim, which of the following will you NOT do as you size up the scene? - ANSWER Begin performing the primary assessment If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other, such as with small children or an infant you should: - ANSWER put one pad in the middle of the chest and the other on the back Your initial impression of a victim is based on: - ANSWER How the victim appears to you as you size up the scene As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When performing chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest? - ANSWER At least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches Which of the following is most essential to use when giving centilations to protect you and the victim from disease transmission? - ANSWER Resuscitation masks Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED), you should: - ANSWER Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm You have sized up the scene, formed an initial impression and determined the scene is safe. When starting the primary assessment, which of the following would you do first? - ANSWER Check for responsiveness While performing a primary assessment on a unresponsive adult who has been rescued from the water, you find that they have only occasional gasps, no pulse and no severe life-threatening bleeding. Which of the following should you do next? - ANSWER Give 2 ventilations and begin CPR You are using a resuscitation mask to give ventilations to a child. After you position and seal the mask, which of the following should you do next? - ANSWER tilt the victim's head back to open the airway You are performing CPR on a victim and an assisting responder arrives. Which of the following is MOST appropriate for the assisting responder to do first? a. Begin giving ventilations to the victim b. call for a change in position to assist with CPR c. Check to see whether EMS professional have been called d. Have the first responder stop CPR to allow for victim reassessment - ANSWER c What is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival? - ANSWER Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the emergency response system To ensure high-quality chest compressions, you should: - ANSWER You are providing care to a victim suspected of having a heart attack. Which of the following would you do first? - ANSWER Summon EMS personnel When giving abdominal thrusts to an adult, where should you position your fist? - ANSWER In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel You are providing care to a patron who started choking on some food. The victim becomes unresponsive. What do you do FIRST - ANSWER Lower the victim to the ground and open their airway When performing chest compressions during CPR, you should give compressions at a rate of at least how many compressions per minute? - ANSWER b/t 100 and 120 When providing care during an emergency, which of the following should you do first? - ANSWER size up the scene while forming an initial impression The cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in a two-rescuer CPR for an infant is: - ANSWER 15 chest compressions and 2 ventilations CPR should be performed on which of the following victims? a. one who is in cardiac arrest b. one who is conscious and is choking c. one who is experiencing difficulty breathing d. one who responds to a painful stimuli - ANSWER a An AED has advised that a shock should be given - what is appropriate - ANSWER tell everyone to stand clear of the victim How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne pathogen transmission when providing care? - ANSWER use personal protective equipment, such as disposable gloves and a breathing barrier when providing care