Hsi Ymca Bls Exam - 2023/2024

Which link in the out-of-hospital adult chain of survival is critical to survival when a patient's heart is in an abnormal rhythm like pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF)? {Ans: Defibrillation}When breathing slows or stops, it leads to bradycardia, a slow heart rhythm of fewer than _ beats per minute. {Ans: 60}This technique may be useful for larger infants or when the BLS provider has difficulty compressing the appropriate depth. {Ans: The Heel of One Hand technique}You are a lone BLS provider responding to a possible cardiac arrest. The scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions. The patient is unresponsive. You have activated EMS or your occupational emergency action plan. Other providers are on the way and you have an AED. The patient is occasionally gasping. You do not feel a carotid pulse. What should you do? {Ans: Power on the AED. Apply adult pads to patient's bare chest.}When ventilating a child with a bag-mask device, give 1 breath every 2-3 seconds. Deliver each breath over ____ second(s) in length while watching for chest rise. {Ans: 1 second - When ventilating a child with a bag-mask device, deliver each breath over