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Question 1

Which vessel does deoxygenated blood pass through to reach the right atrium?

Answer 1

Superior vena cava

Question 2

Which medication is administered via injection rather than orally?

Answer 2

Adrenaline

Question 3

What is the correct compressions to breaths ratio for adults and children?

Answer 3

Adults - 30:2
Children - 15:2 but start with 5 rescue breaths first

Question 4

What medication should be administered to a patient having a seizure?

Answer 4

Midazolam oral gel

Question 5

What would indicate someone has suffered a cardiac arrest?

Answer 5

Grey pallor, no pulse, no chest movements

Question 6

What approach is taken when methodically assessing patients when they are unwell?

Answer 6

ABCDE

Question 7

What would indicate the presence of fluid in the airways?

Answer 7

Rattling sound

Question 8

What is ACVPU?

Answer 8

Alert, confusion, voice, pain, unresponsive - Assessment of level of consciousness

Question 9

The heart

Answer 9

1) Deox blood to right atrium via vena cava
2) blood pumps through tricuspid valve to right ventricle
3) right ventricle to pulmonary artery where it goes to lungs for re-ox
4) ox blood returns to left atrium through pulmonary vein, then to left ventricle through mitral valve
5) blood is pumped into aorta and to rest of body

Question 10

Function of the trachea?

Answer 10

Carries air in and out of lungs
Tube is stiff and flexible so is reliable way of oxygen to get into body

Question 11

Function of the alveoli

Answer 11

Gaseous exchange - lungs and blood exchange oxygen and CO2 when you breath in and out

Question 12

Role of a first aider (3 Ps)

Answer 12

Preserve life, prevent condition worsening, promote recovery until help arrives