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1A 60-year-old male is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should:
- Astart CPR and transport immediately.
- Bwithhold CPR until he is defibrillated.
- Cdetermine if he has a valid living will.
- Dbegin CPR until an AED is available.
2A patient should be placed in the recovery position when he or she:
- Ais semiconscious, injured, and breathing adequately.
- Bhas experienced trauma but is breathing effectively.
- Cwith a decreased level of consciousness, uninjured, and breathing adequately.
- Dhas a pulse but is unconscious and breathing shallowly.
3Abdominal thrusts in a conscious child or adult with a severe upper airway obstruction are performed:
- Auntil he or she loses consciousness.
- Bin sets of five followed by reassessment.
- Cabout 1″ below the xiphoid process.
- Duntil he or she experiences cardiac arrest.
4After establishing that an adult patient is unresponsive, you should:
- Aopen the airway.
- Bassess for breathing.
- Ccheck for a carotid pulse.
- Dattach an automated external defibrillator (AED) immediately.
5After the patient's airway is intubated during two-rescuer CPR, you should:
- Apause compressions to deliver ventilations.
- Bincrease rescue breathing to a rate of 12 breaths/min.
- Cdecrease the compression rate to about 80 per minute.
- Ddeliver one rescue breath every 6 to 8 seconds
6After ________ minutes without oxygen, brain damage is likely.
- A2
- B4
- C5
- D6
7An apneic infant or child should be ventilated a maximum of _______ times per minute.
- A10
- B15
- C20
- D30
8Basic life support (BLS) is defined as:
- Anoninvasive emergency care that is used to treat conditions such as airway obstruction, respiratory arrest, and cardiac arrest. Correct
- Binvasive emergency medical interventions such as intravenous therapy, manual defibrillation, and advanced airway management.
- Cany form of emergency medical treatment that is performed by advanced EMTs, paramedics, physicians, and emergency nurses.
- Dbasic lifesaving treatment that is performed by bystanders while EMS providers are en route to the scene of an emergency.
9Complications associated with chest compressions include all of the following, EXCEPT:
- Arib fractures.
- Bliver laceration.
- Cgastric distention.
- Da fractured sternum.
10CPR should be initiated when:
- Arigor mortis is obvious.
- Ba valid living will is unavailable
- Cthe carotid pulse is very weak.
- Dsigns of putrefaction are present.
11CPR will NOT be effective if the patient is:
- Ahorizontal.
- Bon a firm surface.
- CProne
- DSupine
12During two-rescuer CPR, the compressor and ventilator switch positions. While rescuer one is finishing his or her cycle of 30 compressions, rescuer two should:
- Aassess for a carotid pulse for 15 seconds.
- Bmove to the opposite side of the patient's chest.
- Cgive two breaths and prepare to start compressions.
- Dsuction the patient's mouth and give two more ventilations.
13Gastric distention will MOST likely occur:
- Aif you ventilate a patient too fast.
- Bin patients who are intubated.
- Cwhen you deliver minimal tidal volume.
- Dwhen the airway is completely obstructed.
14If gastric distention is interfering with your ability to adequately ventilate a patient, you may have to:
- Aapply manual pressure to the abdomen.
- Bsuction the airway for up to 45 seconds.
- Cinsert an oropharyngeal airway adjunct.
- Dincrease the force of your ventilations.
15In MOST cases, cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children is caused by:
- Aa drug overdose.
- Brespiratory arrest.
- Csevere chest trauma.
- Da cardiac dysrhythmia.
16In two-rescuer adult CPR, you should deliver a compression to ventilation ratio of:
- A5:1
- B5:2
- C15:2
- D30:2
17Initial treatment to dislodge a severe foreign body airway obstruction in a responsive infant involves:
- Aback slaps.
- Boxygen.
- Cabdominal thrusts.
- Dblind finger sweeps.
18Most prehospital cardiac arrests occur as the result of:
- Asevere blunt trauma.
- Ba cardiac arrhythmia.
- Can acute ischemic stroke.
- Dobstruction of the airway.
19Several attempts to adequately open a trauma patient's airway with the jaw-thrust maneuver have been unsuccessful. You should:
- Atry opening the airway by lifting up on the chin.
- Bcarefully perform the head tilt–chin lift maneuver.
- Ctilt the head back while lifting up on the patient's neck.
- Dsuction the airway and reattempt the jaw-thrust maneuver.
20Signs of a sudden severe upper airway obstruction include all of the following, EXCEPT:
- Aacute cyanosis.
- Binability to speak.
- Cgrasping the throat.
- Dforceful coughing
21The impedance threshold device (ITD) may improve circulation during CPR by:
- Amaintaining increased intrathoracic pressure during the downward stroke of each chest compression, which forces more blood from both of the ventricles.
- Bmaximizing the amount of air in the lungs following chest recoil, which hyperinflates the lungs and forces more blood from the ventricle during each compression.
- Climiting the amount of air that enters the lungs during the recoil phase between chest compressions, which results in negative intrathoracic pressure and improved cardiac filling. Correct
- Ddrawing all of the air out of the lungs in between chest compressions, which causes positive intrathoracic pressure and a reduction of blood return to the right side of the heart.
22The main benefit of using a mechanical piston or load-distributing band device for chest compressions is:
- Athe minimal training required to correctly operate the devices.
- Bthe elimination of rescuer fatigue that results from manual compressions.
- Cthe elimination of the need to place a firm, flat device under the patient.
- Dits ability to be used with any patient, regardless of age, weight, or body size.
23The MOST appropriate treatment for a patient with a mild upper airway obstruction includes:
- Aperforming five back blows and five abdominal thrusts.
- Bvisualizing the airway and removing the obstruction.
- Cadministering oxygen and transporting immediately.
- Dadvising the patient not to make any attempts to cough.
24The proper depth of chest compressions on a 9-month-old infant is:
- Aone third to one half the diameter of the chest.
- Bone half to two thirds the diameter of the chest.
- Cone half the diameter of the chest or about 1½″.
- Dtwo thirds the diameter of the chest or about 2″.
25To ensure that you will deliver the appropriate number of chest compressions during one-rescuer adult CPR, you should compress the patient's chest at a rate of about _______ per minute.
- A80
- B90
- C100
- D110
26What is the correct ratio of compressions to ventilations when performing two-rescuer child CPR?
- A3:1
- B5:1
- C10:1
- D15:2
27What is the minimum number of chest compressions that should be delivered per minute to a 4-month-old infant?
- A90
- B100
- C110
- D120
28What percentage of exhaled oxygen is delivered during mouth-to-mask breathing without supplemental oxygen?
- A10
- B16
- C21
- D32
29When assessing the pulse of an unresponsive infant, you should palpate the ________ artery.
- Abrachial
- Btemporal
- Ccarotid
- Dradial
30When performing CPR on a child, you should compress the chest:
- Auntil a radial pulse is felt.
- Bwith one or two hands.
- Cto a depth of 1″ to 2″.
- D70 to 80 times per minute.
31When ventilating an apneic adult with a simple barrier device, you should deliver each breath:
- Aover a period of about 1 to 2 seconds.
- Bwhile watching for adequate chest rise
- Cwith a tidal volume of about 500 mL.
- Dquickly to ensure adequate ventilation.
32Which of the following is considered an obvious sign of death and would not require the initiation of CPR?
- Adependent blood pooling
- Bpulselessness and apnea
- Cagonal respiratory effort
- Dsevere cyanosis to the face
33Which of the following is NOT a BLS intervention?
- Aabdominal thrusts
- Bchest compressions
- Ccardiac monitoring
- Dautomated defibrillation
34Which of the following is NOT an indication to stop CPR once you have started?
- APulse and respirations return.
- BYou are physically exhausted.
- CA physician directs you to do so.
- DCare is transferred to a bystander.
35Which of the following maneuvers should be used to open a patient's airway when a spinal injury is suspected?
- Ajaw-thrust
- Btongue-jaw lift
- Chead tilt–neck lift
- Dhead tilt–chin lift
36Which of the following statements regarding the use of the AED in children is MOST correct?
- AAEDs should never be used on children younger than 8 years or less than 55 pounds.
- BAEDs are only effective in pediatric patients if severe trauma is the cause of their cardiac arrest.
- CAED use in children between 1 and 8 years of age involves pediatric pads and an energy reducer
- DAEDs are not used in pediatric patients because they do not experience ventricular fibrillation.
37Which of the following statements regarding ventricular fibrillation (V-fib) is MOST correct?
- AIt is an uncommon dysrhythmia in patients with sudden cardiac arrest.
- BAEDs should not be used to defibrillate patients in V-fib.
- CThe only indication for immediate defibrillation is V-fib.
- DSurvival rates decrease by 7% to 10% for each minute that V-fib persists.
38Which of the following techniques should you use to dislodge a foreign body airway obstruction in a patient who is in an advanced stage of pregnancy or who is very obese?
- Aback blows
- Bfinger sweeps
- Cchest thrusts
- Dabdominal thrusts
39You and your partner arrive at the side of a 60-year-old woman who suddenly collapsed about 7 minutes ago. She is unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless. You should:
- Aperform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for about 2 minutes and then apply the AED
- Bimmediately apply the AED and analyze her cardiac rhythm.
- Cbegin CPR at a compression to ventilation ratio of 15:2.
- Dapply the AED if there is no response after 10 cycles of CPR.
40You have assessed an unresponsive middle-aged female and determined that she is in cardiac arrest. When you apply the AED pads, you note that she has a medication patch over the same area where one of the AED pads will be placed. You should:
- Aapply the AED pad at least 1″ away from the medication patch to avoid skin burns.
- Bcontinue CPR until you can determine the name of the medication contained in the patch.
- Cmove the patch to another area of the patient's chest and then properly apply the AED pads.
- Dremove the medication patch, wipe away any medication residue, and apply the AED pads
41You should deliver chest compressions to an unconscious adult patient in cardiac arrest by:
- Acompressing quickly and releasing slowly.
- Bcompressing the sternum between the nipples.
- Cplacing the heel of your hand on the xiphoid.
- Ddepressing the sternum 2″ to 2½″
42Your initial attempt to ventilate an unresponsive apneic 30-year-old man is met with resistance and you do not see the chest rise. Your second ventilation attempt is also unsuccessful.
- Asuction the airway.
- Bperform a blind finger sweep.
- Cperform 30 chest compressions.
- Dventilate again with greater force.
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