Lifeguard Bls American National Red Cross 002 25 Questions And Answers
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1. 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?
A. Critical thinking
2. While orienting a new medical assistant to the faculty, 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 demonstrate closed-loop communication?
A. ''I'll go get the AED"
3. 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?
B. Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.
4. Which term refers to the ability to use readily available resources to find solutions to challenging or complex situations or issues that arise?
B. Problem solving
5. You have assessed your patient and recognized that he is in cardia arrest. You should begin CPR ______________.
D. Immediately
6. which mnemonic can help you easily recall and perform assessment?.
D. ABC
7. You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You should give 1 ventilation every:
C. 6 seconds
8. What is the sixth link in the Adult in Hospital cardiac chain of survival?
B. Recovery in the form of rehabilitation, therapy and support from family and healthcare providers
9. You providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has an endotracheal tube in place. How does this affect compressions and ventilations?
B. The team should provide ventilation at a rate of 1 ventilation every 6 seconds without pausing compressions.
10. You and two nurses have been performing CPR on a 72 year old patient, Ben Phillips. When Mr. Philips shows signs of ROSC (Return of spontaneous circulation), where should you perform the pulse check?
B. At the carotid or femoral artery