Lesson 3:Basic Life Support for Adults 2025
After the resuscitation event, the BLS team conducted a debriefing session to ensure continuous CPR quality improvement. Which observation or data point suggests a need for improvement? - ansThe chest compression fraction (CCF) was 58%.
According to e...
Lesson 3:Basic Life Support for Adults 2025
After the resuscitation event, the BLS team conducted a debriefing session to ensure
continuous CPR quality improvement. Which observation or data point suggests a
need for improvement? - ansThe chest compression fraction (CCF) was 58%.
According to expert consensus, a CCF of at least 60% is needed to promote optimal
outcomes, and the goal should be 80%.
An adult patient suffers cardiac arrest in bed and requires CPR. When compressing
the patient's chest, which technique promotes high-quality CPR? - ans-Position
yourself so your shoulders are directly over your hands.
-Place one hand on top of the other and interlace your fingers or hold them up so that
they are not resting on the patient's chest.
-Keep your arms straight and lock your elbows. Compress the chest using a straight
down-and-up motion.
An adult patient with an endotracheal tube (ET) in place experiences cardiac arrest
and requires CPR. Which of the following statements are true when performing high-
quality CPR with an ET tube in place? - ans-the provider delivers 1 ventilation every 6
seconds
-The provider performs continuous compressions without pausing for ventilations.
capnography - ansprocedure to record carbon dioxide levels
, CPR - anscardiopulmonary resuscitation
high-quality CPR includes: - ans30 chest compressions followed by 2 ventilations.
Identify the situations in which it is safe to use an AED. - ans-If the patient is
experiencing cardiac arrest as a result of a traumatic injury
-If the patient is pregnant-If the patient is wearing jewelry or has body piercings,
providing the AED pads are not placed directly over any metallic jewelry or piercings
-If the patient has a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter
-defibrillators (ICDs), providing the AED pads are not placed directly over the device
-If the patient is lying on a metal surface, providing the AED pads do not touch the
surface and no one is touching the patient during shock
If capnography were in use, an ETCO2 level of ___ would indicate to the team that
there could be a problem with the quality of chest compressions. - ansWhen
capnography is in use, an ETCO2 below 10 mmHg indicates that there could be a
problem with the quality of chest compressions.
Joanne and Valerie switched to operating the BVM. While Joanne sealed the mask,
Valerie depressed the bag. What is the correct volume of air to deliver during
ventilations? - ansWhen using the bag-valve-mask resuscitator, depress the bag
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