AQA • BLS

- Dispatch calls you to respond to a family's home with a 6 year old child. You are told that the child was found unresponsive in the backyard. This scene is safe upon arrival, and you enter with your AED (monitor/defibrillator). The child is unresponsive after you tap his shoulders and shout "Are you okay?" He could be in cardiac arrest. What is your next step? - if you are alone with no cellphone, leave the victim to activate the emergency response system and get the AED before beginni...

First, Check victim for 2 things simultaneously - Response & Breathing If adult is unresponsive and not breathing, or not breathing normally, - Start CPR. Compression rate of: - 100/min infants Adults - 1.5 for infants 2 inches for adults (or 1/3 of the chest circumference) Lay people: Medical Professionals: - Do not check for pulse. Only up to 10 seconds to search for pulse. Complete Sequence for 1 Rescuer: - 1)Hey, are you okay? 2) activate emergency response, grab an AED. 3)Check ...

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? - Critical thinking 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!" Whi...

For a basic life support certificate to be issued, a participant must: - rate competency in all required skills - successfully complete team response testing scenarios and pass the final exam with a score of an 84% or higher - actively participate in all course activities, including assuming various roles during practice and practice scenarios - All the above Which of the following skills are included in the BLS program? - use of a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator - multiple-provider CP...

How would you know that a rescue breath for a victim of any age is effective? – ANS You should see their chest rise. A child has a heart rate greater than 60 per minute and a pulse, but has ineffective breathing or is not breathing, what should the rescuer do? – ANS Give rescue breaths. (every 3-5 seconds) What ventilation device/ technique is not recommended for a single rescuer to provide breaths during CPR? – ANS The bag-mask ventilation technique. What would be the correct compre...

Olivia is unresponsive. Dr. Dave needs to assess for breathing, a pulse and life-threatening bleeding. Choose the recommended location to perform the pulse check. - Brachial artery (upper right arm) Dr. Dave should assess Olivia for breathing, a pulse and life-threatening bleeding for no more than 10 seconds. After recognizing that Olivia is in cardiac arrest, he should initiate CPR immediately, true or false? - True When providing multiple-provider CPR for an infant, which compression tech...

What is the correct order of steps in the in-hospital chain of survival for adults? -1.- Early recognition and prevention 2.- Activation of emergency response 3.- High quality CPR 4.- Defibrillation 5.- Post-cardiac arrest care 6.- Recovery What are the components of a pulse check? --Use 2-3 fingers to locate the pulse -Feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea -Assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds Critical components of chest compressions: Adults...

What is the correct order of steps in the in-hospital chain of survival for adults? -1.- Early recognition and prevention 2.- Activation of emergency response 3.- High quality CPR 4.- Defibrillation 5.- Post-cardiac arrest care 6.- Recovery What are the components of a pulse check? --Use 2-3 fingers to locate the pulse -Feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea -Assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds Critical components of chest compressions: Adults...

Agonal gasps are not normal breathing and may be present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac arrest - True The jaw thrust maneuver should be used to open the airway of an individual with suspected head or neck injury - True If you did not witness the arrest of a child or an infant you should provide two minutes of CPR before leaving them to activate the emergency response system and get the AED - True If you cannot see the infants chest rise and fall re-position the airway and attemp...

Agonal gasps are not normal breathing and may be present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac arrest - True An AED can be used in which of the following special situations - All of the above An individual with an implanted a pacemaker An individual with transdermal medication patch on An individual with a hairy chest An AED may be used normally even if the individual is lying on the snow - True Check for danger, check for a response, and _____ are the first three steps you should tak...