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BLS test questions and answers(AHA) latest update 2024 which victim requires CPR? - Answer ️️ -a victim who is unresponsive with no normal breathing and no pulse when is it important to move an adult victim who needs CPR? - Answer ️️ -when an adult/ victim is in a dangerous environment High quality CPR includes starting chest compressions within how many seconds after recognition of cardiac arrest in victims of all ages? - Answer ️️ -10 seconds interruptions of chest compress...

You are working as part of a BLS team, providing care to a patient in cardiac arrest. Which actions demonstrate critical thinking - Answer -Anticipating roles and functions as part of a team based on the patient's presentation and condition -Re-evaluating the situation for changes, interpreting these changes and modifying patient care accordingly -Determining a course of action based on assessment findings Lesson 1: (Pre-Assessment) The BLS team is caring for an unresponsive male pa...

When do you ensure a scene is safe? - Answer When you first see a potential victim. Which victim requires CPR? - Answer A victim who is unresponsive, not breathing and has no pulse. This is the best method to open an airway of an unresponsive victim with no suspected neck injury. - Answer Head tilt-chin lift The maximum time you check for a pulse. - Answer 10 seconds A device used for a 2-person rescue to provide breaths during CPR. - Answer Bag-mask device The reco...

Scene size up consists of what? Step 1 - Answer - scene safety - standard precautions - number of patients - number of illness/ mechanism of injury - initial impression, including life-threatening bleeding* -Head, neck or back injuries -Additional resources needed? Competencies during scene size up include? Step 1 - Answer - sequence is not crucial if all goals are accomplished and verbalized. (PPE may be worn instead of verbalized). - Resources may include: 911, Advanced Life Sup...

What should a rescuer do if a victim becomes unconscious during abdominal thrusts? - Answer Immediately begin CPR Which method is used to clear an obstructed airway in an infant? - Answer Give sets of 5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts How should abdominal thrusts be given? - Answer Quickly, with an inward and upward motion How many back blows should be given to an infant? - Answer Five with enough force to dislodge the object How should you treat a pregnant choking victim?...

Define the following vocabulary words Myocardial infarction: - Answer Occurs when the blood flow to the heart is blocked causing part of the heart tissue to die. Define the following vocabulary words Cardiac arrest: - Answer When the heart stops effectively pumping blood through the body Define the following vocabulary words Ventricles - Answer Bottom chambers of the heart Define the following vocabulary words Arrhythmia: - Answer Changes in the heartbeat's normal rythm ...

What makes clinical and biological death different? - Answer Biological death occurs when organs can no longer function or be revived What is Cardiac arrest? - Answer When the heart stops effectively pumping blood. What does BLS stand for? - Answer basic life support How does defibrillation work? - Answer It stuns the heart to stop ventricular fibrillation. Which of the following conditions poses the greatest threat to a person's life? - Answer Cardiac arrest When shoul...

All cardiac arrests situations are shockable by an AED - Answer False What is accomplished by CPR? - Answer It circulates blood until the heart is restored to good health What is cardiac arrest? - Answer When the heart stops effectively pumping blood How much blood is pumped during an effective chest compression compared to a normal heartbeat? - Answer 30% How does defibrillation work? - Answer It stuns the heart to stop ventricular fibrillation. When is it appropriate t...

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