Rescuer BLS sequence

Question 1

1st step

Answer 1

Verify that the scene is safe for you and the victim. You do now want to be a victim yourself

Question 2

2nd step

Answer 2

check for responsiveness.

Tap the victim’s shoulder and shout, “Are you okay?”

Question 3

3rd step

Answer 3

if victim unresponsive

shout for nearby help

Question 4

step 4

Answer 4

activate the emergency response system (911)

mobilize code team, advanced life support

Question 5

step 5

Answer 5

if alone, get the AED/ defibrillator and emergency equipment
if someone else available, send them to get it

Question 6

step 6

Answer 6

assess the victim for normal breathing and a pulse (simultaneous) - no more than 10 sec.

Question 7

how to check pulse in adult

Answer 7

palpate carotid pulse

Question 8

if not breathing/ gasping

with pulse

Answer 8

perform rescue breaths q 5-6 seconds (10-12/ min)
check pulse q 2 mins

confirm that emergency response system has been activated

if opioid use is suspected, consider naloxone if available

Question 9

normal breathing, + pulse

Answer 9

monitor until emergency responders arrive

Question 10

no breathing/ only gasping

no pulse

Answer 10

CPR
30:2

remove clothing covering ptx chest

Use AED as soon as available

Resume CPR 30:2

Question 11

not a normal breathing.

It may be present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac arrest

Answer 11

agonal gasps

Question 12

agonal gasps looks like

Answer 12

he is drawing air quickly. The mouth may be open and the jaw or neck may move with gasps.
It may sound like a snort, snore, or groan

Question 13

to make compressions as effective as possible

type of surface

Answer 13

place victim on firm surface (floor / blackboard)

Question 14

allows blood to flow into heart

Answer 14

chest recoil

Question 15

two methods of opening airway

Answer 15

head tilt-chin lift

jaw thrust

Question 16

if a head or neck injury is suspected

how would you open the airway

Answer 16

jaw thrust maneuver

Question 17

infection risk during CPR

Answer 17

low infection risk

Question 18

has a 1-way valve that diverts exhaled air, blood, or bloody fluids away from the rescuer q

Answer 18

pocket mask

Question 19

how to deliver adult breaths

Answer 19

2 breaths
each breath over 1 second
note visible chest rise
resume chest compression in less than 10 seconds

Question 20

oxyegn content of air we breathe

Answer 20

21%

Question 21

oxygen content air we breathe out

Answer 21

17%

Question 22

used to provide positive-pressure ventilation to a victim who is not breathing normally

Answer 22

bag-mask device

Question 23

during CPR, how many rescuers are recommended to deliver effective ventilation

Answer 23

2 rescuers
one opens the airway and seals the mask against the face
the other squeezes the bag