adult basic life support

Question 1

cardiac arrest

Answer 1

If there is no breathing, no pulse and the
patient is unresponsive

Question 2

respiratory arrest

Answer 2

If the patient is not breathing but has a
definitive pulse
(ventilations must be given)

Question 3

what is the aim of cardiopulmonary resuscitation?

Answer 3

manually preserve intact brain function

Question 4

a healthy human
brain may survive without oxygen for up to…………..min

Answer 4

4

Question 5

Basic Life Support (BLS) refers to:

Answer 5

 respiratory arrest,
 cardiac arrest or
 airway obstruction.

Question 6

agonal breathing

Answer 6

-Occurs shortly after the heart stops
-Described as barely, heavy, noisy or gasping
breathing

Question 7

Equal compression : relaxation
in CPR

Answer 7

-allows to heart to fill with blood
-change CPR every 2 min (5 cycle)

Question 8

Mouth to nose breathing

Answer 8

 Can’t open mouth  Can’t make a good seal  Severely injured mouth  Stomach distension
 Mouth to stoma (tracheotomy)

Question 9

tidal volume

Answer 9

500-600 ml