EMR Chapter 7

You are attempting to open the airway of an unresponsive injured man with the jaw-thrust maneuver but are unable to adequately open the airway. You should:

When performing one- or two-rescuer CPR on an adult patient, you should reassess him or her:

In which of the following situations should you NOT initiate CPR?

During two-rescuer CPR on a 60-year-old woman, the patient begins regurgitating. You should:

Blood clotting is the responsibility of:

The correct compression to ventilation ratio for adult CPR is:

If you are alone with an unresponsive patient, you should first:

A patient with an infection would be expected to have an increase in:

If an unresponsive adult patient is not breathing but has a weak pulse, you should:

The MOST detrimental effect that passive vomiting can have on a cardiac arrest patient is:

A 4-year-old boy was electrocuted when he stuck a pin into an electrical outlet. You arrive at the scene and assess the child, who is motionless and is not breathing. A responding ambulance is approximately 5 minutes away. The MOST appropriate assessment and treatment sequence for this child consists of:

Oxygen passes from the blood cells into the cells of body tissues:

The left ventricle is the most muscular chamber of the heart because it:

Which of the following statements regarding complications of CPR is correct?

Plasma constitutes _____ of a patient's total blood volume.

Your assessment of an adult male reveals that he is unresponsive and not breathing. After instructing a bystander to call 9-1-1. You should:

All of the following are signs of obvious death, EXCEPT:

You arrive at a residence for a 70-year-old man who was found unresponsive by his neighbor. When you assess the patient, you note that his muscles are stiff and the areas of his body closest to the ground are purple. The neighbor tells you that he last spoke to the patient about 12 hours earlier. You should:

A pulse is generated when the:

In which of the following situations would it be MOST appropriate for the EMR to discontinue CPR?

Which of the following is an example of abandonment?

If the AED states that a shock is advised, you should:

Plasma is:

Which of the following statements regarding CPR is NOT correct?

When performing chest compressions on any patient, it is important to:

Blood is pumped throughout the entire body after it:

If an uninjured patient is unresponsive but breathing adequately, you should:

Which of the following is NOT a component of the circulatory system?

Most out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients have an irregular electrical heart rhythm called:

The AED should be applied in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:

If pediatric-sized defibrillation pads and an energy reducer are not available for a child in cardiac arrest, you should:

Under normal conditions, when the cells of the body receive blood, they:

When performing two-rescuer CPR on an infant or child, you should:

Compared to veins, arteries:

When performing chest compressions on a small child, you should:

By compressing a patient's sternum during CPR, you:

When checking for a pulse in an adult patient, you should:

A patient who has experienced cardiac arrest:

In addition to CPR, many EMRs are also trained to perform:

A child is MOST accurately defined as a person who:

After a patient experiences cardiac arrest, brain damage usually begins within:

Which component of the blood carries oxygen from the lungs to the body and brings carbon dioxide back to the lungs?

If you witness a patient's cardiac arrest, you should:

Regardless of the patient's age, chest compressions should be:

When performing two-rescuer CPR on an infant, you should:

Which of the following chambers of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

The first link in the chain of survival involves:

If the family member of a cardiac arrest patient presents you with a living will, you should:

Which of the following statements regarding chest compressions on an infant is correct?

If a rescuer is alone with an infant or child who is in cardiac arrest, when should the rescuer activate the EMS system?

Brain damage may become irreversible in as little as _____ minutes following the onset of cardiac arrest.

A patient in cardiac arrest stands the greatest chance for survival if he or she:

Which of the following represents the MOST correct treatment sequence for a patient with unwitnessed cardiac arrest?

Which of the following statements regarding child CPR is correct?

Which of the following statements regarding two-rescuer adult CPR is correct?

Which of the following is NOT a sign of effective CPR?

If the AED advises "no shock," you should:

In between chest compressions, you should deliver rescue breaths that:

The function of the right atrium is to:

If a cardiac arrest patient is found in a bed, you should:

What is the proper location for performing chest compressions on a child or adult patient?

If a patient is found to be unresponsive, the EMR's first action should be to: