Two providers are performing CPR. What should they do to prevent fatigue and
maintain the quality of chest compressions? - ✔✔Change positions every
2 minutes.
You find an 11-year-old child who is unresponsive and blue. She is not breathing
normally and you cannot feel a carotid pulse. Her friend states that she collapsed
and stopped moving after playing the "pass out" choking game. You are the only
trained BLS provider. What do you need to do? - ✔✔Send the friend to
activate EMS and get an AED, then begin CPR yourself.
You are performing CPR on a 65-year-old man who suddenly collapsed. Another
provider shows up with an AED. She turns on the device and the voice instructions
begin. What is the next step? - ✔✔Cut open or tear away the man's shirt
and apply the pads to his bare chest.
, It's a hot day and you have responded as an EMS provider to a report of a woman
suddenly collapsing to the floor at a grocery store. The scene is safe and she is
unresponsive to your voice and touch. What is your next action? - ✔✔Check
her for breathing and pulse at the same time.
When providing CPR on a child or infant: - ✔✔Ensure there is an open airway for
rescue breaths.
You are performing CPR on your uncle who collapsed at a family gathering
where you are the only trained BLS provider. What is the recommended
approach to
deliver rescue breaths? - ✔✔Use a CPR mask with a one-way valve.
You are attending to a neighbor who is unresponsive, not breathing normally, and
pulseless. Your spouse has left to activate EMS while you begin CPR. You have just
given your first set of compressions and are ready to give your initial rescue
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