Basic life support Exam Questions and Answers

Basic life support Exam Questions and Answers How is a child is fine in terms of CPR/ AED care? - Answer- A child is defined as someone from the age of one to the onset of puberty as evidenced by breast development and girls and under arm hair development and boys You and two nurses have been performing CPR on a 72 year old patient then Phillips when Mr. Phillips shows signs of ROS see where should you perform the pulse check - Answer- At the carotid or femoral artery You are alone performing high-quality CPR when a second provider arrives to take over compression when switching roles you should minimize interruptions in chess compressions to less than how many seconds? - Answer- 10 seconds You perform a rapid assessment and determine that your patient is experiencing cardiac arrest. On the basis of your assessment findings, you begin CPR to improve the patient's chances of survival. Which term refers to clearly and rationally identifying the connection between information and actions? - Answer- Critical thinking While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility you find a patient who is unresponsive in the exam room you tell the medical assistant go get the AED which response by the medical assistant demonstrates closed loop communication? - Answer- "I'll go get the AED." During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to each member. You recognize that a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action? - Answer- Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked