First Aid Test VII

1. Ventilation of a patient with a BVM device (bag valve mask) is best performed by a minimum of _____ rescuers.

2. All of the following are indications that you are ventilating your patient adequately except:

the chest rises and falls with each ventilation
the heart rate slows from 130 bpm to 80 bpm in an adult patient
the movement of the abdomen increases with each ventilation
the skin color begins to return to normal

3. Abdominal thrusts are performed in an attempt to relieve an airway obstruction in:

infants, children, and adults
infants and children
children and adults
adults only

4. You arrive on scene and find an unresponsive 10-year-old lying face down on the couch. After ensuring the scene is safe, you place the patient in a supine position, open the airway and check for breathing. There is no air movement and the chest is not rising. You attempt to ventilate the patient but are unable to. What would be your next immediate action?

reposition the head and jaw and attempt to ventilate again
perform a finger sweep followed by another attempt to ventilate
perform five abdominal thrusts and inspect the airway
perform five back blows and five chest thrusts followed by a finger sweep

5. Oropharyngeal airways should only be used on:

semi-conscious patients
unresponsive patients with no gag reflex
Patients with dentures
Infants with an obstructed airway

6. Which of the following is not a component of basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation?

administration of medications
compression of the chest
positive pressure ventilation
establishing responsiveness

7. Patients who complain of chest pain:

require the application and use of the AED
require the AED only if in respiratory arrest
may deteriorate to cardiac arrest
will go into cardiac arrest within one hour

8. Your patient woke this morning and felt dizzy. He also experienced nausea with vomiting. You note incomprehensible speech and unequal pupils. You suspect:

9. If bleeding from the lower leg is not controlled with direct pressure, you should also:

utilize a pressure point
elevate the extremity
use a tourniquet
rapidly apply an air splint

10. A partial thickness burn involves:

the epidermis only
the epidermis and dermis
the dermis and muscle
dermis, fat, and muscle


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