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Online Pretest for Chapter 39 - BLS Review
1:
Which of the following patients would not require immediate basic life support?
A:
A child in respiratory arrest
B:
A man with a complete airway obstruction
C:
An elderly woman with a fractured metatarsal
D:
A woman who has severe bleeding from chest injury
2:
Patients with terminal illness often prepare legal documents that inform medical providers that when they go into arrest, CPR should not be started. What are these documents called?
A:
Run reports
B:
Living wills
C:
Nursing notes
D:
Local protocols
3:
Which of the following is not an acceptable reason for you to stop CPR once you have started?
A:
The patient starts breathing and you feel a pulse.
B:
You are too fatigued and exhausted to continue any longer.
C:
A bystander tells you that the patient might have a living will.
D:
A physician at the scene assumes responsibility and tells you to stop.
4:
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious adult?
A:
Inhalation of toxic materials
B:
Severe bleeding due to trauma
C:
An anaphylactic reaction to a bee sting
D:
Relaxation of the muscles of the throat and tongue
5:
CPR should be started if a patient has obvious signs of:
A:
livor mortis.
B:
rigor mortis.
C:
putrefaction.
D:
head injury with cardiac arrest.
6:
If untreated, a patient in respiratory arrest might die due to:
A:
hypovolemia.
B:
a lack of oxygen.
C:
gastric distention.
D:
not enough carbon dioxide.
7:
Which of the following signs and symptoms does not usually occur when a conscious adult has a sudden foreign body airway obstruction?
A:
Cyanosis
B:
Sudden chills
C:
Inability to speak
D:
Grasping at the throat
8:
In most instances, cardiac arrest in infants and children results from:
A:
electrocution.
B:
respiratory arrest.
C:
severe head trauma.
D:
severe hypothermia.
9:
Placing your hands over the xiphoid process when performing chest compressions on an adult can result in:
A:
effective CPR.
B:
gastric distention.
C:
a pulmonary embolus.
D:
lacerated abdominal organs.
10:
Except when it is absolutely necessary, CPR should not be interrupted for more than how many seconds?
A:
5
B:
10
C:
15
D:
20
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