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7. You’ve administered a shock with the AED. What will the voice prompts instruct you to do next?
a. Remove the AED pads.
b. Give a second shock.
c. Begin giving compressions.
d. Wait a moment to see if the shock worked.
e. Turn off the AED.
8. During CPR, you should give chest compressions at a rate of about
a. 30 per minute
b. 40 per minute
c. 60 per minute
d. 100 per minute
e. 120 per minute
9. To determine whether an athlete is unresponsive, you should first clear the athlete’s airway.
a. true
b. false
10. Which of the following is true regarding the use of an AED?
a. If a pad is not sticking to the athlete, press down on the pad while the AED is delivering the shock.
b. An AED can automatically detect if a heart rate is that of an infant, child, or adult.
c. If the AED says a shock is not advised but the athlete is still unresponsive, it is best to shock anyway.
d. If a shock is indicated, make sure no one is touching the athlete before pressing the shock button on the AED.
7.The AED analyses the status and delivers shock automatically as per the standards.After the shock is administered the voice call will prompt for immediate CPR if another shock is not needed. If another shock is needed only then the voice prompt will be shock again.
Ans:c.Begin giving compressions
8.The standard rate of compression is 30 compression with 2 breath. In simple the average rate should be 100 to 120 compression per minute
Ans:120
9.When a patient is not responding the first thing to do yo assess the airway for breathing because there are always a risk for the tongue to block the airway or any other foreign objects
Ans:True
10.Always apply the pad firmly on the patient body and them shock the patient
When a shock is delivered through AED ,there should be no one touching the patient or the patient surface in order to prevent short circuit for others.The AED voice alerts by saying Stand clear.It automatically detects the necessary shock intensity and delivers it .It cannot recognize the age that is whether the patient is adult or a child.
The AED saying shock not adviced means it is necessary to strictly avoid it as it can endanger life
Ans:If a shock is indicated, make sure no one is touching the athlete before pressing the shock button on AED