CPR CPR for Special Situations 2

Question 1

What is the recommended response to an infant who is choking and showing signs of complete airway obstruction?

Accepted Answer

Alternating 5 back slaps and 5 chest thrusts

Answer

Abdominal thrusts (Heimlich)

Answer

Finger sweeps and back blows

Answer

Immediate CPR

Question 2

What CPR modifications are recommended for victims of electrical injury?

Accepted Answer

Ensure scene safety first, then provide standard CPR — electrical injury victims are particularly responsive to early defibrillation

Answer

Avoid using an AED

Answer

Use higher compression rate

Answer

Avoid rescue breaths

Question 3

How is CPR performed on a victim with a stoma (tracheal opening in the neck)?

Accepted Answer

Give rescue breaths into the stoma instead of the mouth

Answer

Mouth-to-mouth as normal

Answer

Skip rescue breaths entirely

Answer

Use a bag-mask over the mouth only

Question 4

During CPR in a hospital setting, what role does a team leader play?

Accepted Answer

Coordinates the resuscitation team, assigns roles, monitors quality, and communicates decisions

Answer

Performs all compressions personally

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Operates the AED only

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Handles documentation while others do CPR

Question 5

What is 'closed-loop communication' in a resuscitation team?

Accepted Answer

Confirming receipt of an order by repeating it back to the sender and reporting completion

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Speaking only in medical jargon

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Using radios to communicate

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Avoiding verbal communication to prevent confusion

Question 6

What is the appropriate action when performing CPR on a trauma victim with suspected tension pneumothorax?

Accepted Answer

Continue CPR and call for needle decompression as a reversible cause of cardiac arrest

Answer

Increase compression rate

Answer

Avoid chest compressions to prevent further lung damage

Answer

Apply AED immediately