BLS/Healthcare Providers With Actual
Solutions Graded A
At what rate do you do compressions for ADULTS? correct answer: Compress at a rate of at least
100/min with a depth of at LEAST 2 inches for adults.
If you do
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BLS/Healthcare Providers With Actual
Solutions Graded A
At what rate do you do compressions for ADULTS? correct answer: Compress at a rate of at least
100/min with a depth of at LEAST 2 inches for adults.
If you do not feel a pulse up to 10 seconds, or not sure if you do, then what should you perform?
correct answer: Perform 5 cycles of compressions and breaths (30:2 ratio)
What is the first thing the first rescuer should do when he or she reaches the patient? correct answer:
Make sure the scene is safe for you and the victim.
If you are alone and find an unresponsive ADULT victim, what should you do? correct answer: Shout
for help. activate the emergency response system, get an AED and the return to the victim, to check
the pulse and begin CPR.(30:2 ratio)
Healthcare providers should take no more than how many seconds to check for a pulse? correct
answer: no more than 10 seconds.
When performing chest compressions in an ADULT, how should you position yourself? correct
answer: Put the heel of one hand on the center of the victim's chest on the lower half of the
breastbone.
What do compressions do? correct answer: pump the blood in the heart to the rest of the body.
What are the 2 methods for opening the airway and provide breaths? correct answer: Head tilt-chin
lift and jaw thrust.
When should you use a jaw thrust? correct answer: Use a jaw thrust only if you suspect a head or
neck injury.
What is the first step when you perform a head tilt-chin lift? correct answer: Place one hand on the
victim's forehead and push with your palm to tilt the head back.
What technique requires instruction and practice and in not recommended by a lone rescuer? correct
answer: The bag-mask ventilation technique
What are the specific duties of rescuer 2? correct answer: Rescuer 2 should mantain an open airway
and give breaths, watching for chest to rise and avoiding excessive ventilation.
What is the first step you take when operating an AED? correct answer: POWER ON the AED
When operating an AED and no shock is needed, what do you do? correct answer: If no shock in
needed, and after any shock delivery, immediately resume CPR, starting with chest compressions.
What is the compression-ventilation ratio for 2-rescuer CPR in CHILDREN? correct answer: 15:2
ratio for 2-rescuer child CPR
What is the recommended compression depth in INFANTS? correct answer: Compression depth is
at least one third of the anterior-posterior of the infant's chest, or APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 inches (4
cm),
What steps should you follow to give chest compressions to an INFANT using the 2 thumb-encircling
hands technique? correct answer: Preferred 2- rescuer
First, encircle the infant's chest and support the infant's back with the fingers of both hands. The
continue compressions and breaths in a ratio of 15:2, switching roles every 2 minutes.
How do you know you are providing effective breaths? correct answer: Deliver breaths that produce
visible chest rise.
What should you use on victims younger than 8 years of age? correct answer: Use child pads if
available. If you do not have child pads, you may use adult pads. Place the pads so that they do not
tough each other.
In advanced airway, you should give a breath every how many seconds? correct answer: 1 breath
every 6 to 8 seconds (8 to 10 breaths per minute)
What should you do to reduce the risk of gastric inflation? correct answer: Deliver air until you make
the victim's chest rise.
If a choking victim becomes unresponsive, then what should you do? correct answer: Activate the
emergency response system. Then lower the victim to the ground and begin CPR, starting with
compressions (do not check for a pulse).
The ADULT chain of survival ECC (emergency cardiovascular care) correct answer: Immediate
recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of the emergency response system, Early
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) with an emphasis on chest compressions, Rapid defibrillation,
Effective advanced life support, Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
The pediatric Chain of Survival correct answer: Prevention of arrest, Early high quality bystander
CPR, Rapid activation of the EMS (or other emergency response system, Effective advanced life
support (including rapid stabilization and transport to definitive care and rehabilitation) Integrated
post-cardiac arrest care
The proper way to determine unresponsiveness is? correct answer: Tap the victim and shout are you
OK.
The preferred way to check for breathing is: correct answer: Look at the chest to see if it rises and
listen and feel for air coming from the person's nose or mouth
What is the recovery position? correct answer: Placing the victim on his or her side
The compression to ventilation ratio for the lone rescuer giving CPR to victims of ANY age is: correct
answer: 30:2
What is the ratio of chest compressions to ventilation in one person ADULT CPR? correct answer:
30 to 2
What is the ratio of chest compressions to ventilation in CHILD and infant CPR one person ? correct
answer: 30 to 2
After dialing 911 to report a cardiac arrest, what should you do? correct answer: Unlock the door,
and start CPR
What should you do if the victim has dentures? correct answer: Leave them in if they are positioned
properly
What is the best way to open to airway prior to giving mouth to mouth ventilations? correct answer:
Tilt the head back and lift the chin up
Where do most out of hospital cardiac arrests occur? correct answer: In the home
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