Basic Life Support

Question 1

What is the first step when you find someone who may need your help?

Answer 1

Verify that that the scene is safe

Question 2

What should you do after verifying that the scene is safe?

Answer 2

Check the person for responsiveness

Question 3

If the person does not respond, what do you do?

Answer 3

Shout for help, activate the emergency response system via phone, get an AED or send someone to get one.

Question 4

Once you have activated ERS, asked for help, and/or gotten and AED what should you do next?

Answer 4

Look for breathing and check pulse

Question 5

The person you found has abnormal breathing and a pulse

Answer 5

Provide rescue breathing every 1-6 sec or 10 breath/min.
check pulse every 2mins, if no pulse start CPR
If possible opioid overdose, administer naloxone

Question 6

The person that you found has normal breathing and a pulse

Answer 6

monitor until emergency services arrive.

Question 7

The person that you found is not breathing/is gasping and they have no pulse.

Answer 7

Start CPR
30 compressions and 2 breaths
Use AED ASAP

Question 8

What do you do when the AED arrives on the scene.

Answer 8

Hook it up to the patient

Question 9

Once the AED is hooked up to the person what do you do.

Answer 9

Have everyone clear the patient and the AED check the Rythm

Question 10

Rythm is shockable

Answer 10

give 1 shock
resume CPR for 2 minutes or until AED does a rythm check
Continue until ALS providers take over or the victim starts moving

Question 11

Rythm is not shockable

Answer 11

Resume CPR for 2 minutes until another rythm check by AED
Continue until ALS providers take over or the victim starts moving

Question 12

How many roles are their in a CPR team?

Answer 12

6

Question 13

What does the Compressor do?

Answer 13

Assesses the victim and stays next to their chest to perform compressions
switch compressors every 5 cycles of CPR or every 2 mins

Question 14

What are the 6 roles on a CPR Team?

Answer 14

Team Leader
Administer Medications
Compressor
Timer/recorder
CPR Coach/AED Operator
Airway

Question 15

How often should you switch compressors?

Answer 15

every 2 minutes or 5 cycles of CPR

Question 16

What does the Airway person do during CPR?

Answer 16

monitor chest rise and fall, deliver enough air but not too much

Question 17

What does the CPR coach or AED operator do?

Answer 17

Focus on the components of CPR to make sure that high quality CPR is given
run the AED

Question 18

What are the 3 most critical roles during Basic Life support?

Answer 18

Compressor, airway, and AED operator