A 3 year old child is eating in the hospital playroom. She suddenly begins coughing repeatedly. Her
cough then quickly becomes soft and weak. She is making hig-pitched noises while breathing in and
seems to be in respiratory distress. Her skin is a bluish color. What is the most likely cause of h...
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A 3 year old child is eating in the hospital playroom. She suddenly begins coughing repeatedly. Her
cough then quickly becomes soft and weak. She is making hig-pitched noises while breathing in and
seems to be in respiratory distress. Her skin is a bluish color. What is the most likely cause of her
distress? - ✔✔✔Severe or complete airway obstruction with inadequate air exchange.
A 7 year old boy is struck by a car in front of your house. You find him unresponsive and bleeding from a
wound on his forehead. How should you open his airway? - ✔✔✔Jaw thrust with cervical spine
immobization.
A 52 year old man collapses at the fitness center after a workout. To determine whether he is in cardiac
arrest, you should check for signs of circulation. Part of this assessment is the pulse check. What is the
preferred site for a pulse check in this adult victims? - ✔✔✔At the carotid artery of the neck.
A in CAB stands for Airway. True or False. - ✔✔✔True.
A neighbor runs to you with his limp 5 year old child. You verify that the child is unresponsive and send
the neighbor to phone 911. You open the child's airway, determine that he is not breathing, check for
signs of circulation and find that the child has no sign of circulation. Which technique should you use to
perform chest compressions on this child? - ✔✔✔Use the hell of one hand.
Before providing rescue breathing for an unresponsive victim, you must check for breathing. You do this
by listening and feeling for airflow through the victim's nose or mouth and by: - ✔✔✔Looking to see if
the chest rises and falls as the victim breathes.
Brain damage is likely if intervention occurs __________ after the heart stops. - ✔✔✔6-10 minutes.
C in CAB stands for: - ✔✔✔Compression.
Chances of brain death are likely if the heart stopped for: - ✔✔✔6-8 minutes.
, CPR must be performed if these conditions exist: Unconsciousness, no breathing, or no pulse. True or
False. - ✔✔✔True.
Healthcare providers are cautioned to look for "adequate" breathing when they open the airway and
check for breathing in an unresponsive victim. What is the best explanation for the requirement that the
healthcare provider look for more than just the presence of absence of breathing? - ✔✔✔Some
victims may continue to demonstrate agonal or gasping breaths for several minutes after a cardiac
arrest, but these breaths and breaths that are too slow or too shallow will not maintain oxygenation.
How often should rescuers switch roles when performing 2-rescuer CPR? - ✔✔✔After every 5 cycles of
CPR.
If not comfortable with your abilities to perform CPR, you should: - ✔✔✔Call 911, and perform chest
compressions.
If the victim is breathing normally, but not responding you should: - ✔✔✔Turn the victim to the side
and wait for emergency personnel.
In an adult with an advanced airway in place during 2-rescuer CPR, breaths should be administered how
often? - ✔✔✔Every 6-8 seconds (8-10 breaths per min).
In an adult with an advanced airway in place during 2-rescurer CPR, breaths should be administered how
often? - ✔✔✔Every 6-8 seconds. (8-10 breaths per minutes)
It is not important to wait for the chest to come back to its original position after each compression.
True or False. - ✔✔✔False.
Recommended rate for effective compressions for adult/child is: - ✔✔✔100-120 compressions per
minute
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