Exam 4: Basic Life Support: Artificial Ventilation

Check for breathing and other signs of life for no longer than:

An adult becomes unconscious while you attempt to relieve an airway obstruction. You should:

A combination of back blows and chest thrusts are used on a conscious infant to remove an airway obstruction.

To perform a chest thrust on a conscious pregnant victim, put your fist on their:

When opening the airway, tilting the head too far back on an infant can result in an airway obstruction.

Which of the following is not a common cause of respiratory distress?

Perform rescue breathing for an adult at the rate of approximately ________ breaths per minute.

To relieve gastric distention you should press on the abdomen.

When providing mouth-to-nose ventilation, tilt the victim's forehead ________ with one hand and lift the lower jaw ________ with the other hand.

Perform the head-tilt/chin-lift method for airway control only if you suspect a spinal injury.

A high-pitched wheeze during inhalation is a sign of a reduced air passage.

A breathing rate below ________ requires rescue breathing.

When performing ventilation procedures on a child, use your mouth to cover the child's:

To perform chest thrusts on an infant, position your fingers:

The most common upper-airway obstruction in an unconscious victim is the tongue.

In artificial ventilation, give ________ initial breaths allowing for deflation between breaths.

If swelling causes airway obstruction of an infant victim, you should:

Ideally, what position should the victim be in when opening the airway?

If an adult victim is unresponsive and you are alone, give first aid care for two minutes and then activate the EMS system.

When performing artificial ventilation you don't have to perform a head tilt on a victim with a stoma.