Basic Life Support Exam A Questions and complete solutions
While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is being
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A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not
have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency medical technician, rushes to her with an AED.
- When the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it?
After the AED pads are attached to the victim's bare chest, the AED detects ventricular fibrillation.
What is the next step when using an AED?
What should you do if you need to use an AED on someone who has been submerged in water?
How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using a bag-mask device?
What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1-rescuer infant CPR?
What is a consideration when you are using an AED?
What actions should occur next, to support a team-based resuscitation attempt?
Two rescuers begin high-quality CPR while the third rescuer leaves to get the AED. What action
supports 2-rescuer CPR?
"Members of the team know their boundaries and ask for help before the resuscitation attempt
worsens." Match this statement with the most appropriate element of team dynamics listed.
A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive. What is your first course of
action?
Why is defibrillation important?
You witness someone suddenly collapse. The person is unresponsive, you hear gasping sounds, and
there is no pulse. What should you do next?
Which action is most likely to positively impact this victim's survival?
You and another rescuer begin CPR. After a few cycles, you notice the chest compression rate is
slowing. What should you say to offer constructive feedback?
How do you perform chest compressions when providing high-quality CPR to a child victim?
When performing CPR on an unresponsive choking victim, what modification should you incorporate?
You have determined that the infant is responsive and choking with a severe airway obstruction. How
do you relieve the airway obstruction?
Which action do you perform to relieve choking in an unresponsive infant?
Which victim requires high-quality CPR?
"The team functions smoothly when all team members know their positions, functions, and tasks
during a resuscitation attempt." Match this statement with the most appropriate element of team
dynamics listed.
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