NAME: SHARMIN ANAK NGITAR ID:3827

1. Which statement is most accurate regarding a code blue?

1. Practicing basic life support skills improves proficiency.
2. Code teams usually arrive at the bedside within 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Rapid response teams haven't successfully reduced cardiopulmonary arrests.
2. A code blue should be called for an adult patient who

1. has a pulse and uses accessory muscles of respiration.

2. is bradycardic and hypotensive.
3. is unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless.
3. Which of the following statements is correct?

1. Calling for help precedes initiating CPR.

2. Initiating CPR precedes calling for help.
3. Initiating CPR and calling for help are done simultaneously.
4. To summon help, the first responder should

1. call the code team.

2. ask a coworker to call the code team.
3. yell loudly for assistance.
5. Which of the following is correct about airway management during an adult code
blue?

1. Deliver a tidal volume of approximately 1,200 mL over 2 seconds.

2. Minimize interruptions in compressions when delivering ventilations.
3. Provide two ventilations for every 15 compressions.
6. The compressor should

1. provide at least 80 compressions/minute.

2. switch roles every 2 minutes.
3. wait for a bag-mask device before initiating compressions.
7. The depth of chest compressions in an adult should be at least

1. 1 inch.
2. 1½ inches.
3. 2 inches.
8. What technique is used to ensure understanding of orders during a code blue?

1. “closed loop” communication

2. constructive intervention
3. handoff communication
9. Which action is recommended during defibrillation?

1. Ensuring that oxygen flow isn't directed across the patient's chest.
2. Placing defibrillation pads on top of a transdermal medication patch.
3. Positioning defibrillation pads directly over an implanted pacemaker.
4.
10. CPR and rapid defibrillation are indicated for which dysrhythmia?

1. ventricular tachycardia with a pulse

2. ventricular fibrillation
3. pulseless electrical activity
11. During defibrillation, a monophasic defibrillator is usually set to deliver

1. 120 joules.
2. 200 joules.
3. 360 joules.
12. Which action should immediately follow defibrillation?

1. compressions
2. pulse check
3. ventilations
13. Prior to the arrival of an AED or defibrillator, the second responder takes charge of the

1. medications.
2. airway.
3. peripheral venous access.
14. Confirm ROSC in an adult by assessing the

1. carotid pulse.
2. brachial pulse.
3. femoral pulse.
15. Which team member reminds others of when it's time for the compressor to switch
roles?

1. crash cart manager

2. recorder
3. team leader