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BLS Lesson 3: Basic Life Support for Adults /
Study Guide Questions & Correct Answers.Terms in this set (27) You have been performing multiple- provider CPR and using an AED on an adult patient in cardiac arrest. The patient is now showing signs of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Which action(s) would the team perform?Stop CPR/AED.Check for breathing and a carotid or femoral pulse.Monitor the patient until the advanced cardiac life support team takes over.You and another provider are delivering ventilations with a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator to an adult patient in cardiac arrest. Which of the following statements are correct?Ensure that the chest begins to rise.Hold the mask in place with the E-C hand position.Seal the mask and open the airway by lifting the jaw into the mask.Bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilations should be performed as a two-person technique to provide a better seal and ventilation volume. 1 / 2
An adult patient with an endotracheal tube (ET) in place experiences cardiac arrest and requires CPR. Which of the following statements are true when performing high-quality CPR with an ET tube in place?You demonstrate highquality CPR by keeping interruptions in CPR to less than _____ seconds.Identify the situations in which it is safe to use an AED.The providers deliver 1 ventilation every 6 seconds.The providers perform continuous compressions without pausing for ventilations.1
If the patient is lying on a metal surface, providing the AED pads do not touch the surface and no one is touching the patient during shock If the patient is wearing jewelry or has body piercings, providing the AED pads are not placed directly over any metallic jewelry or piercings If the patient has a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), providing the AED pads are not placed directly over the device If the patient is pregnant, providing the AED pads do not incorporate any breast tissue
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