AHA BLS Course Module 2: Adult BLS

11 September 2022
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What are the initial BLS Steps for Adults?
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1. Scene safety 2 Check for responsiveness 3. Shout for nearby help and activate the emergency response system 4. Breaking and Pulse Check (If there is no normal breathing but has a pulse then provide rescue breathing and check pulse every 2 min) (If there is no breathing and no pulse begin CPR with 30:2 compression vs breaths get AED)
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Which pulse check should you perform for an unresponsive adult victim?
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Carotid pulse check
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What are the critical 4 components of adult chest compressions?
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1. Ensure that the victim is on a flat surface 2. The importance of chest recoil 3. Compression rate, depth, and Compression-to-ventilation Ratio 4. Minimizing Interruptions in Chest Compressions
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What does a chest compression feedback device?
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Feedback devices can monitor CPR quality regarding rate, depth, and chest recoil and provide real-time corrective feedback to rescuers. The use of audiovisual feedback devices during CPR may help improve CPR performance by providing feedback on aspects such as depth and rate.
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Chest compressions should be performed at the rate of
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100 to 120 per minute
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Head tilt-chin lift method
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Step 1: Place one hand on the victim's forehead, and push with your palm to tilt the head back. Step 2: Place the fingers of the other hand under the bony part of the lower jaw, near the chin. Step 3: Lift the jaw to bring the chin forward. This lifts the victim's tongue away from the back of the throat, relieving a possible airway obstruction.
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T or F When using a pocket mask, the rescuer would be positioned at the side of the victim.
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True
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T or F he rescuer uses the victim's chin as the guide to correctly position the pocket mask.
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False, would use the bridge of their nose as a guide
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T or F When giving breaths to a victim by using a pocket mask, the rescuer would deliver each breath over 2 seconds and with just enough force to make the chest rise
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False should be over 1 second