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BLS exam with answers (version b)To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself:
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Below the patient's hips.
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Above the patient's head.
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At the side of the patient, close to the chest.
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At the side of the patient, close to the head. - ANSWER: ➡ Above the patient's head.
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Allow ________________ between chest compressions so the heart can refill.
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Longer and more frequent interruptions - ANSWER: ➡ Complete chest recoil
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You are using a bag-mask device to ventilate a 16-year-old in cardiac arrest who suddenly
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collapsed. An endotracheal tube has been placed by an advanced life support provider on the
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resuscitation team. Proper ventilation technique in the situation requires that you:
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Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds.
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Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath every 10 seconds.
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Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath when the AED is analyzing the heart rhythm.
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Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath during each pause in compressions. - ANSWER: ➡
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Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds.
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The first link in the out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest chain of survival is:
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Activating EMS by calling 911 or activating your occupational emergency action plan.
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Preventing causes of respiratory failure or respiratory arrest, which lead to cardiac arrest.
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Providing advanced life support (ALS) treatment with a focus on ROSC, and transport to a
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hospital.
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, Supporting a patient's physical and emotional needs that are ongoing after hospital
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discharge. - ANSWER: ➡ Preventing causes of respiratory failure or respiratory arrest,
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which lead to cardiac arrest.
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Early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EMS is which link in the adult
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Out-of-Hospital chain of survival?
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Post-Cardiac Arrest Care m m
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Advanced Resuscitation m
Activation of Emergency Response - ANSWER: ➡ Activation of Emergency Response
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You are the only BLS provider responding to witnessed collapse of a 11-year-old child during
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a softball game. The scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions. The patient is
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unresponsive and gasping occasionally. You do not feel a carotid pulse and an AED is within
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sight. What should you do?
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Assess for a femoral pulse and, if absent, deliver about 2 minutes of CPR.
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Open the airway and provide rescue breathing or bag-mask ventilation.
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Immediately start high-quality CPR, beginning with chest compressions. m m m m m m m
Activate EMS or your occupational emergency action plan and get the AED. - ANSWER: ➡
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Activate EMS or your occupational emergency action plan and get the AED.
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You and another BLS provider are giving CPR to a 7-year-old child when the AED arrives. You
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turn on the AED, switch the AED to pediatric energy levels, and apply the pads. The other BLS
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provider should:
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Continue high-quality compressions while the AED is charging.
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Loudly say, "Clear!" to make sure no one is touching the patient.
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Press the button on the AED to deliver the shock, if advised.
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Pause compressions and breaths until the AED is ready to analyze. - ANSWER: ➡ Continue
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high-quality compressions while the AED is charging.
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To locate the brachial pulse on an infant, place two or three fingers:
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