Question

1. An 8-year-old boy suddenly collapses during a basketball game. You check for responsiveness by tapping the child and asking if he is alright. You receive no response. You have someone call 911 and retrieve an AED. What is your BEST course of action?

a. Gain IV access

b. Check the patient’s pulse

c. Start providing rescue breaths

d. Check for breathing while checking the pulse

they said c is not right, a, b, d, which one is correct?

2. With infant or child pad placement when using an AED, which of the following should you do?

a. Use child pads and a dose attenuator if available.

b. Place the pads in the normal anterior-lateral position, but do not allow them to touch.

c. Use lower dosage shocks if available.

d. All of the above

They said the answer b is incorrect, a, c, d, which is correct?

3.. What is the proper initial sequence for BLS if the arrest is unwitnessed?

a. Locate AED and call for help, initiate compressions.

b. Check responsiveness, activate emergency response, retrieve AED.

c. Give 100 chest compressions and activate emergency response system.

d. Check the carotid pulse for 10 seconds, then begin CPR if no pulse is present.

They said the answer a is incorrect, b, c, d, which one is correct?

Answer 1

1. Check for breathing while checking the pulse. Option d is the correct answer.

2. For a child, less than 8 years use child pads and a dose attenuator if available, place the pads in the normal anterior-lateral position, but do not allow them to touch and use lower dosage shocks if available. Option d is the correct answer.

3. The proper initial sequence for BLS if the arrest is unwitnessed is to check for responsiveness, activate emergency response and retrieve AED. The correct option is b.