BLS WRITTEN CPR Test

why is defibrillation important?

It can restore a heart rhythm 

What do you first when the aed arrives?

Turn it on

What is the next step in using the AED?

Follow the prompts

Team dynamics mean?

Clear roles and responsibilities

Two rescuers begin high-quality CPR while the third rescuer leaves to get the AD what action supports two rescues CPR?

Alternating the compressor role every two minutes

You witnessed someone suddenly collapsed the person is unresponsive you hear gasping sounds and there is no pulse your phone 911 what should you do next?

Begin CPR the gasp are not normal breathing

After the AED pads are attached to the person the AED detects ventricular fibrillation what is the next step when using the AED?

Follow the AED prompts

“Members of the team know their boundaries and ask for help before resuscitation attempts worsen” the statement with the most appropriate element of team dynamics is…

Knowing your limitations

A victim with a foreign body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive what is your first course of action?

Start CPR beginning with chest compressions

While performing high-quality CPR on an adult what action should you insure is being accomplished?

Compressing to a depth of at least 2 inches

A middle-age man collapses you and a second rescuer go to the victim and find that he is unresponsive he is not breathing and does not have a pulse. 

Which action is most likely to positively impact his survival?

Performing high-quality CPR

You and another rescuer begin CPR after a few cycles you noticed the chest compression rate is slowing down what should you say to offer constructive feedback?

You need to compress at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute

Early defibrillation is a link in the adult chain of survival why is this important to survival? 

it eliminates the abnormal heart rhythm

What special circumstance should a rescuer consider when using an AED?

On a hairy chest the pads may not stick and may fail to deliver a shock

Which adult victim requires high-quality CPR?

Has no normal breathing and no pulse

Which characteristics of chess compressions and high-quality CPR are given to a child?

At least 1/3 the depth of the chest approximately 2 inches

Why is allowing complete chest recoil important when performing high-quality CPR?

the heart will adequately refill between compressions

When you were performing CPR on an unresponsive person whom you know is choking what modification should you incorporate?

Each time you open the airway you look for the obstructing object

You have determined that the entrance is responsive and choking with severe away obstruction how do you relieve the airway obstruction?

Give sets of five back sls and five chess thrusts

The infant becomes unresponsive. which action do you perform to relieve choking in an unresponsive infant?

Perform CPR and look in the mouth for obstructing object before you give each breath

When should rescuer switch positions during CPR?

About every two minutes

You noticed the person given chest compressions is not allowing for complete chest recoil what is your next course of action?

Tell the compressor you notice decreased chest recoil.

How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using a BVM or bag valve mask device?

Observing the chest rise with each breath