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HSI YMCA BLS EXAM - 2024/2025 – 21 Q’S AND A’S
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HSI YMCA BLS EXAM - 2024/2025 – 21 Q’S AND A’SThis technique may be useful for larger infants or when the BLS provider has
difficulty compressing the appropriate depth. - -The Heel of One Hand
technique
-You and another BLS provider are giving CPR to a 7-year-old child when the
AED arrives. You turn on the AED, switch the AED to pediatric energy levels,
and apply the pads. The other BLS provider should: - -BLS provider should
continue high-quality compressions while the AED is charging
-When breathing slows or stops, it leads to bradycardia, a slow heart rhythm
of fewer than _ beats per minute. - -60
-You are a lone BLS provider responding to a possible adult cardiac arrest.
The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. An untrained
bystander heard the person collapse. You have activated EMS or your
occupational emergency action plan. Other providers are on the way. An AED
is located in the building, about 3 minutes away. The patient is unresponsive
and making gurgling sounds. You do not feel a carotid pulse. You have a CPR
mask with a one-way valve. What should you do? - -Send the bystander to
get the AED. Start high-quality CPR.
-You and another BLS provider have responded to a call for a 5-month-old
infant with trouble breathing. The scene is safe. You have taken standard
precautions. The infant is unresponsive and gasping. You have activated EMS
or your occupational emergency action plan. A weak brachial pulse at about
40 beats per minute is felt. The infant's skin is mottled, and the hands and
feet are cool to touch. Other BLS providers are a few minutes away with an
AED. What should you do? - -You should start high-quality CPR
-You are attempting to resuscitate an unresponsive 25-year-old who
overdosed on fentanyl. The scene is safe. You have taken standard
precautions. EMS or your occupational emergency action plan has been
activated. The patient is making snorting sounds. The carotid pulse is
definitely felt. You have a bag-mask device, AED, and Narcan Nasal Spray.
What should you do? - -Ventilate the patient and give naloxone per local
medical protocol.
-Early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EMS is which
link in the adult Out-of-Hospital chain of survival? - -Activation of Emergency
Response
-Allow ________________ between chest compressions so the heart can refill. -
-Complete chest recoil
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