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When administering first aid in emergency situations the nurse must first survey victims for severity of injuries. What term correctly describes this process?
- A. The Good Samaritan law
- B. An emergency interview
- C. Triage
- D. Taking vital signs
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: This process of patient classification is called triage.
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When performing __ on an infant the breastbone is depressed approximately one-third of the chest diameter or __ in.
Correct Answer: CPR, 1.5
Rationale: The breastbone is depressed one-third the chest diameter or in when doing CPR on an infant.
The nurse is attempting to control bleeding in a patient with a profusely bleeding scalp wound. What is the most effective initial treatment of this bleeding?
- A. Elevate the head.
- B. Apply direct pressure.
- C. Apply an ice pack.
- D. Apply indirect pressure.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The most effective general treatment of bleeding is to apply direct pressure.
CPR has been initiated at an accident site. When can CPR be terminated?
- A. Victim is clinically dead.
- B. Victim is brain dead.
- C. Paramedics arrive.
- D. Rescuer perceives CPR is futile.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: There is a moral obligation to continue CPR once it has been initiated unless the rescuer is exhausted and cannot continue, trained medical personnel take over CPR, or a licensed health care provider pronounces the victim dead.
CPR has been initiated on an adult patient. How will the nurse confirm the effectiveness of CPR?
- A. Assessing an EKG pattern with each compression
- B. Assessing a palpable carotid pulse during each compression
- C. Assuring a compression depth of to 2 in
- D. Observing pupils that change from pinpoint to dilated
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: During effective CPR, a carotid pulse is palpable during each compression.
When two nurses perform two-person CPR there should be two slow breaths for every 30 __.
Correct Answer: compressions
Rationale: Two slow breaths are given after every 30 compressions.