BLS Resucitation

Question 1

In the primary assessment (ABCs), what does A stand for and what are we looking for? How do we treat it?

Answer 1

Airway | airway obstruction = suction, coaching cough, abdominal J-thrusts

Question 2

In the primary assessment (ABCs), what does B stand for and what are we looking for? How do we treat it?

Answer 2

Breathing | respiratory distress/failure = ventilate with O2

Question 3

In the primary assessment (ABCs), what does C stand for and what are we looking for? How do we treat it?

Answer 3

Circulation | cardiac arrest/severe bleeding = CPR or stop bleed

Question 4

For an infant, what would be the compression-ventilation ratio be for CPR if you were by yourself?

Answer 4

30:2

Question 5

For an infant, what would be the compression-ventilation ratio be for CPR if you had a partner?

Answer 5

15:2

Question 6

At about how long after losing consciousness should CPR begin? At how long if delayed does signs of brain damage begin to show?

Answer 6

ASAP | 6 min

Question 7

At about how long would irreversible brain damage occur if no CPR is being initiated?

Answer 7

10 mins

Question 8

What is the indication for CPR?

Answer 8

ANYONE who is pulseless and apneic (not breathing)

Question 9

How long should you check the pulse and chest rise/fall for prior to beginning CPR?

Answer 9

no more than 5-10 seconds

Question 10

What is the rate/min of compressions for an adult?

Answer 10

100-120 compressions/min

Question 11

During compressions, what must you do?

Answer 11

allow for full chest recoil = allows heart to fill with blood

Question 12

Can an AED shock someone who has a pulse? Why or why not?

Answer 12

will only shock a patient who needs it

Question 13

What does the P wave correspond to in the heart cycle?

Answer 13

atrial contraction

Question 14

What do the QRS complex represent?

Answer 14

ventricular contraction

Question 15

What is normal sinus rhythm?

Answer 15

normal cardiac rhythm that originates in the SA node

Question 16

What is ventricular fibrillation?

Answer 16

lethal dysrhythmia from many parts of the ventricles = causes ventricular shaking/quivering

Question 17

What is ventricular tachycardia?

Answer 17

organized rhythm from ventricles but no pulse

Question 18

What is ventricular tachycardia due to?

Answer 18

cardiogenic shock

Question 19

What is asystole?

Answer 19

flatline = no pulse/cardiac output

Question 20

What is PEA?

Answer 20

Pulseless Electrical Activity | electrical conductivity is working BUT ventricles is not pumping/contracting = no pulse

Question 21

What is the window of time that defibrillation works best when patient goes into VTach or VFib?

Answer 21

0-2 mins

Question 22

What is the purpose of defibrilation?

Answer 22

jump start the electrical activity of the heart

Question 23

On an adult, where should you place pads?

Answer 23

right sternal border and other one = between L 5th- 6th intercostal space

Question 24

What must you do if a patient is wearing a medication patch prior to applying pads?

Answer 24

remove patches

Question 25

Where do you place pads if patient has a pacemaker?

Answer 25

1in away from device

Question 26

For chest compressions, where do you compress on the chest?

Answer 26

lower half of sternum

Question 27

What is the common cause of cardiac arrest in children?

Answer 27

respiratory distress

Question 28

What is the indication to do CPR on infants?

Answer 28

pulsess/apneic OR pulse under 60/poor skin signs

Question 29

How do you position a patient who has ROSC?

Answer 29

recovery position on L side

Question 30

When do you do abdominal J-thrusts?

Answer 30

patient is ALERT but no airway movement

Question 31

When do you begin CPR on a choking patient?

Answer 31

when they become unresponsive

Question 32

How would you perform “J-thrusts” on obese individuals and pregnant women?

Answer 32

chest thrusts downward

Question 33

How would one perform CPR on a pregnant woman?

Answer 33

left uterine displacement