HSI YMCA BLS EXAM - 2023/2024
This technique may be useful for larger infants or when the BLS provider has difficulty compressing the appropriate depth.
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 ...
1). This technique may be useful for larger infants or when the bls provider has difficulty
compressing the appropriate depth.
Ans: The Heel of One Hand technique
2). 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:
Ans: BLS provider should continue high-quality compressions while the AED is charging
3). When breathing slows or stops, it leads to bradycardia, a slow heart rhythm of fewer than _
beats per minute.
Ans: 60
4). 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?
Ans: Send the bystander to get the AED. Start high-quality CPR.
5). 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?
Ans: You should start high-quality CPR
6). 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
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