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What should you do if the chest of a stoma a patient does not rise during your attempt to ventilate? |
Seal the mouth and nose and reattempt to ventilate. |
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The purpose of the jaw-thrust maneuver is to: |
Open a patients airway without manipulating the neck. |
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Suctioning of an adult patients mouth is limited to 15 seconds at a time because: |
Air is being removed from the patient as well as secretions. |
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Which of the following statements regarding complications of CPR is correct? |
Ribs or cartilage may be broken despite proper CPR technique. |
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Rescue breathing in an adult is adequate if: |
Breaths are delivered over 1 second and the chest rises. |
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Pulse oximetry is used to: |
Assess the amount of oxygen saturated in the red blood cells. |
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A child's airway should be suctioned for no longer than how many seconds at a time? |
10 |
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Airway obstruction removal attempts in a conscious infant consists of: |
Back slaps and chests thrusts. |
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A snoring sound heard when an unconscious patient is breathing is MOST often the result of: |
Partial blockage of the airway by the tongue. |
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A person who has had an obstruction from his or her airway removed by the Heimlich maneuver: |
Should be transported to the hospital for evaluation. |
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If pediatric-sized defibrillation pads and an energy reducer are not available for a child in cardiac arrest you should: |
Defibrillate with a regular AED. |
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When assessing for an unconscious patients breathing, you should take a t least seconds but no more than: |
5, 10 |
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The appropriate landmark for performing abdominal thrusts on a conscious patient with a severe airway obstruction is: |
Above the navel and below the xiphoid process. |
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You should NOT insert a nasal airway in a patient: |
With a possible head injury. |
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The MOST sensitive cells in the human body are in the: |
Brain |
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Which of the following statements regarding the nasal cannula is correct?
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The flow rate should not exceed 6 L/min. |
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In an oxygen cylinder contains less than _______psi, it should be replaced with a full cylinder. |
500 |
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The proper oxygen flow rate is determined by the: |
Patient's condition and type of oxygen delivery device used. |
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If you are unable to open an injured patient's airway with the jaw-thrust manuever, you should: |
Carefully perform the head-tilt chin lift manuever. |
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The most detrimental effect that passive vomiting can have on a cardiac arrest patient is: |
Aspiration into the lungs. |
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All of the following are signs of obvious death, EXCEPT: |
An absent pulse. |
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After a patient experiences cardiac arrest, brain damage usually begins within: |
4 to 6 minutes. |
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A normal adults resting respiratory rate typically ranges between: |
12 and 20 breathes/min. |
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A patient who has experienced cardiac arrest: |
Is unconscious, not breathing, and pulseless. |
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If a cardiac arrest patine is found in bed, you should: |
Immediately place the patient on a firm, level surface. |