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Which term identifies clearly and rationally identifying the connection between information and actions?
a. Critical Thinking. b. Problem solving
c. Communicaiton. d. Teamwork
a Critical Thinking
The team leader assigns roles to the resuscitation team. You find a task that has been overlooked. What do you do?
Alert the team leader of the situation
When should you begin CPR on a cardiac arrest patient?
Immediately
When giving ventilations to an adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest, you shoud give one ventilation every....
6 seconds
A patient has an endotracheal tube in place. How does this affect compressions and ventilations?
The team should provide 1 ventilation every 6 seconds without pause in compressions.
You find a fallen person with no response. You yell, "Go get an AED and call 911." A person in the area states, "I'll go get the AED." This is an example of what?
Good closed loop communication
Whose role is it from the BLS team to communicate to the code team, the patient's status and care that was provided?
Compressor
A person is slumped over on a chair and looks cyanotic. You do not see signs of life threatening bleeding. What's the next appropriate action?
Check for responsiveness
You initiate EMS. What is the next link in the Adult-In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival?
Early high quality CPR
A very old patient shows signs of ROSC. Where should you perform a pulse check?
Carotid or femoral artery
A patient has a suspected neck injury. What technique should you use to open the airway?
Modified Jaw Thrust Maneuver
You're performing high quality CPR. A second provider takes over compressions. When switching roles, you should minimize interruptions in chest compressions to less than how many seconds?
10
A two person technique is the preferred methodology for BVM ventilations. TRUE FALSE
True
A resuscitation team should switch off performing compressions every __________ minutes
2
A 28 y/o pregnant lady goes into cardiac arrest. She's 28 weeks pregnant and her fundus is above the umbilicus. What should the provider do?
Perform CPR and continuous LUD. They should perform continuous LUD until the infant is born, even if ROSC is achieved.
Correct rate of ventilation delivery for child or infant in respiratory arrest or falure should be...
1 ventilation every 2-3 seconds
What defines a child in CPR/AED care?
Someone aged 1 to onset of puberty
You're applying compressions to a 6-month old that weighs 17 pounds. What's the appropriate depth?
About 1 1/2 Inches
A 7 year old is in cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR. What is the correct rate of compressions?
100-120
You're performing high quality CPR to a 6 y/o who weighs 44 pounds. The AED arrives. It doesn't have a pediatric setting and only has adult pads. What should you do?
A 4 month old infant goes into cardiac arrest. What is the most effective technique to perform until help arrives?
Encircling thumbs technique and deliver ventilations with a pocket mask or face shield
You're performing CPR on a 6 y/o child. What's the compression to ventilation ratio for multiple provider CPR?
15:2
An adult is choking. What intervention should the nurse implement?
Cycles of 5 back blows to 5 abdominal lthrusts.
A 9 month old infant has an obstructed airway and becomes unresponsive. What should be performed first?
Provide 30 chest compressions
A patient has respiratory arrest due to an opioid overdose. The team delivers 1 ventilation every 6 seconds. You administer naloxone every...
2-3 minutes as needed