BLS

Question 1

What acronym is used for this?

Answer 1

DR ABC

Question 2

DR

What are these 2 steps?

What should you do after this if they are unresponsive?

Answer 2

Danger

Rouse - shack, call name, pinch trapezius

Call for help nearby - call for assistance

Question 3

ABC:

What are these 3 steps?

Answer 3

Airways
Breathing
Calls and CPR

Question 4

How do you access the airways?

Answer 4

Open mouth and check for foreign bodies - remove if safe

Head tilt, chin lift

Question 5

How do you access breathing?

How long do you access breathing?

You can also check the pulse. Where can this be done?

Answer 5

Remove tight clothing to visualise the chest

Look, listen and feel the chest for breathing

10 seconds

Carotids - strongest puilse

Question 6

Calls in the community:

What number do you call?

What 2 things must you say?

What do you tell the helper to do? - 2

Answer 6

999

Location of incident

Casualty Details:

• unresponsive adult, not breathing
• adult cardiac arrest

Bring an AED if available and return

Question 7

Calls in hospital:

What number do you call?

What 2 things must you say?

What do you tell the helper to bring?

Answer 7

2222 - CRASH/ARREST TEAM

Location of incident

Casualty Details:

• unresponsive adult, not breathing
• adult cardiac arrest

Bring the crash trolley and return

Question 8

CPR:

What ratio is used?

What fraction of the chest should you be going into?

How many minutes in do you recheck pulse and breathing?

Answer 8

30:2

About a third

Every 2 minutes