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American Red Cross BLS FinalAssessment
While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a patient who is
unresponsive in the exam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!"
Which response by the medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop communication? -
answer “I’ll go get the AED."
The nurse assesses a responsive adult and determines she is choking. Which
intervention should the nurse implement? - answerCycles of 5 back blows and 5
abdominal thrusts
After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is the next link in the
Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - answerEarly high-quality CPR
You are providing high-quality CPR on a 6-year-old patient who weighs 44 pounds. The
AED arrives. It does not have a pediatric setting and includes only adult AED pads.
What should you do? - answerUse the adult AED pads.
You have assessed your patient and recognized that they are in cardiac arrest. You
should begin CPR __________. - answerImmediately
You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice she is slumped over in her chair and appears
unresponsive and cyanotic. You do not see signs of life-threatening bleeding. Which is
the next appropriate action? - answerCheck for responsiveness.
A well-organized team response when performing high-quality CPR includes ensuring
that providers switch off performing compressions every _____ minutes. - answer2
You and two nurses have been performing CPR on a 72-year-old patient, Ben Phillips.
When Mr. Phillips shows signs of ROSC, where should you perform the pulse check? -
answerAt the carotid or femoral artery
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique
should you use to open the patient's airway? - answerModified jaw-thrust maneuver
You are alone caring for a 4-month-old infant who has gone into cardiac arrest. Which is
the most effective CPR technique to perform until help arrives? - answerStanding or
kneeling at the side of the infant with your hips at a slight angle, provide chest
compressions using the encircling thumbs technique and deliver ventilations with a
pocket mask or face shield.
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