chapter 13 BLS resuscitation

BLS stand for

BLS was introduced in what year

BLS techniques are reviewed after how many years

who conducted the latest review on BLS

Elements of BLS:

you can use BLS to treat the following conditions 
true/false
-airway obstruction
-respiratory arrest
-cardiac arrest
True False

Elements of BLS:

BLS focuses on the _ _ _

Elements of BLS:

if patient is in cardiac arrest what order would you do the ABC's?

Elements of BLS:

if patient that is not breathing and has no pulse, what should you do

Elements of BLS:

how many compressions should you perform per CPR cycle on an adult

Elements of BLS:

at what depth should you provide the compressions on an adult

Elements of BLS:

at what rate should you perform chest compressions on an adult

Elements of BLS:

how many rescue breaths should you perform over 1 sec? and what should you watch for?

The System Components of CPR:

step one of the chain of survival is the activation of the _____ system

The System Components of CPR:

step 2 of the chain of survival is ____

The System Components of CPR:

step 3 of the chain of survival is an ____

The System Components of CPR:

step 4 of the chain of survival is the arrival and care of

The System Components of CPR:

step 5 of the chain of survival is

Automated External Defibrillation:

when should an AED be apply to a cardiac arrest patient

Automated External Defibrillation:

after how many cycles of CPR should you apply an AED

Automated External Defibrillation:

manual defibrillation is prefered on what patient?

Automated External Defibrillation:

if you have to use adult AED pads on a child where should place the pads?

Positioning the Patient:

when performing CPR what postion should the patient be in

Check for Breathing and a Pulse:

checking for pulse and breathing should take no longer than how many secs?

Check for Breathing and a Pulse:

what should you let the chest do between compressions

Check for Breathing and a Pulse:

compressions provide how much of the normal heart pumped blood?

Opening the Airway and Providing Artificial Ventilation:

what two maneuvers should you use to open the airway

Opening the Airway and Providing Artificial Ventilation:

if patient is breathing and has no trauma, what position should you place the patient in?

Opening the Airway and Providing Artificial Ventilation:

lack of oxygen is what condition

Opening the Airway and Providing Artificial Ventilation:

too much carbon dioxide is considered wht condition

One-Rescuer Adult CPR:

the ratio of compressions to ventilations is what

two-Rescuer Adult CPR:

when doing two adult CPR you should swap positions after every ___ mins

Devices and Techniques to Assist Circulation:

compressing the chest and then actively pullingit back to its neutral position

Devices and Techniques to Assist Circulation:

drepresses the sternum via compressed gasor electric powered

Devices and Techniques to Assist Circulation:

-circumferential chest compression device composed of a constricting band and back board
-electrically or pneumatically driven to compress the heart by putting inward pressureon the throax

Devices and Techniques to Assist Circulation:

what CPR device or technique remains the standard of care

Infant and Child CPR:

to check responsiveness of a child or infant tap on their shoulder or speak loudly
true/false
True False

Infant and Child CPR:

if you find a unresponsive child or infant, how many cycles of CPR should you perform before calling EMS

Infant and Child CPR: 

which pulses should you check on a child 1 year or older

Infant and Child CPR:

which pulse should you check on infants?

Infant and Child CPR:

if child has pulse but not breath provide rescue breaths every ___ to ___secs

Interrupting CPR:

try to maintain a chest compression fraction of atleast ___%

When to Stop CPR:

what mnemonic should to use to determine when to stop doing CPR

When to Stop CPR:

the S in STOP means

When to Stop CPR:

the T in STOP means

When to Stop CPR:

what does the O in STOP mean

When to Stop CPR:

what does the P in STOP mean

Foreign Body Airway Obstruction in Adults:

perform heimlich maneuver on patients 1year and older
true/false
True False

Foreign Body Airway Obstruction in Adults:

a patient with severe airway obstruction and unresponsive, you should perform ____

Foreign Body Airway Obstruction in Adults:

for pregnant and obese patients use ____ thrust instead of heimlich maneuver

Foreign Body Airway Obstruction in Adults:

if patient becomes unresponsive after choking, start performing ___

Foreign Body Airway Obstruction in Infants and Children:

perform back slaps on ___ instead of heimlich maneuver