American Red Cross Basic Life Support Final Exam 2022/2023 Questions and Answers
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American Red Cross Basic Life Support
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American Red Cross Basic Life Support
The code team has arrived to take over resuscitative efforts. Among the members of the BLS team, whose role is it to communicate to the code team the patient's status and the care already provided? - ANSWER-Team leader
You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the...
American Red Cross Basic Life Support Final Exam 2022/2023 Questions and Answers
The code team has arrived to take over resuscitative efforts. Among the members of the
BLS team, whose role is it to communicate to the code team the patient's status and the
care already provided? - ANSWER-Team leader
You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? - ANSWER-15:2
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Which statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a
pregnant patient? - ANSWER-AED use is safe for pregnant patients
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique should you use to open the patient's airway? - ANSWER-Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
You and your co-worker Jake are operating a BVM during multiple-provider CPR for an adult. You manage the airway while Jake delivers ventilations. Which statement correctly describes the appropriate technique for operating the BVM? - ANSWER-Seal the mask with two hands using the E-C technique
You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You should give 1 ventilation every: - ANSWER-5 to 6 seconds
You are providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has an endotracheal tube in place. How does
this affect compressions and ventilations? - ANSWER-The team should provide ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation every 6 seconds without pausing compressions.
You are alone performing high-quality CPR when a second provider arrives to take over
compressions. When switching roles, you should minimize interruptions in chest compressions to less than how many seconds? - ANSWER-10 seconds
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!" Which response by the medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop communication? - ANSWER-"I'll go get the AED."
A well-organized team response when performing high-quality CPR includes ensuring that providers switch off performing compressions every _____ minutes. - ANSWER-2
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