High-Performance Team and Emergency Response Part 1
The provides comprehensive coverage of essential topics in Basic Life Support (BLS), including CPR, AED usage, team dynamics, choking relief, rescue breathing, and special considerations for infants, children, pregnant patients, and opioid-related emergencies. Perfect for healthcare providers, emergency responders, and students preparing for ACLS/BLS certification or reviewing emergency protocol best practices.
To avoid fatigue, when should team roles alternate providing compressions?
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To avoid fatigue, when should team roles alternate providing compressions?
every 5 cycles or 2 minutes
Which team role keeps track of interruptions in compressions?
timer/recorder
Which team role makes treatment decisions and assigns roles?
team leader
Which of the following are resuscitation triangle roles in a high-performance team?
-AED/Monitor/Defibrillator
-compressor
-airway
While performing high-quality CPR, when do pauses in compressions typically occur?
-intubation
-compressor switches
-defibrillation
-rhythm analysis
-pulse checks
Assesses the patient and provides compressions
compressor
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
To avoid fatigue, when should team roles alternate providing compressions? | every 5 cycles or 2 minutes |
Which team role keeps track of interruptions in compressions? | timer/recorder |
Which team role makes treatment decisions and assigns roles? | team leader |
Which of the following are resuscitation triangle roles in a high-performance team? | -AED/Monitor/Defibrillator |
While performing high-quality CPR, when do pauses in compressions typically occur? | -intubation |
Assesses the patient and provides compressions | compressor |
Operates the AED and alternates with the Compressor after every 5 cycles or 2 minutes to avoid fatigue | monitor/defibrillator |
provides ventilation | airway |
Assigning your team members to individual roles and outlining what each member needs to do during the resuscitation attempt is an example of what element of high-performance team dynamics? | clear roles and responsibilities |
You and your team have initiated compressions and ventilation. The AED was attached, and "no shock" was advised. Your team has continued CPR for 1 minute. You tell your team in a respectful, clear, and calm voice, "Leslie, during the next analysis by the AED, I want you and Justin to switch positions, and I want you to perform compressions for the next cycle." Leslie replies, "Got it. Next time the AED analyzes, I will switch with Justin and assume the role of Compressor." | closed-loop communication |
As Team Leader, you notice that your Compressor is pushing too fast. It is important to correct actions that are incorrect, but it is also important to be tactful when delivering this correction to a colleague. | constructive intervention |
What action can you take as a team during and after a resuscitation attempt that helps individual team members perform better and brings awareness to system strengths and deficiencies? | debriefing |
AED special considerations | hairy chest, water, transdermal medicine patch, implanted defibrillator or pacemaker, defibrillation for infants less than 1 year of age |
Hairy chest | -if your AED has 1 set of pads and a razor, quickly shave the area and then apply the pads |
Water | -if someone is lying in water, quickly move the victim to a dry area; if the victim is lying is snow or a small puddle, use the AED |
Transdermal medicine patch | -do not place the pad directly over a medicine patch |
Implanted defibrillator or pacemaker | -if you see a lump indicating a device, avoid placing the pad directly over it |
Defibrillation for infants less than 1 year of age | -a manual defibrillator is preferred rather than an AED |
What are examples of effective team dynamics? | clear roles and responsibilities |
What does a chest compression feedback device monitor? | compression rate |
Mouth-to-mouth breaths: adults, children, and infants | -3 steps |
Step 1: mouth-to-mouth breaths: adults, children, and infants | -hold the victim's airway open with a head tilt-chin lift |
Step 2: mouth-to-mouth breaths: adults, children, and infants | -take a regular breath and seal your lips around the victim's mouth, creating an airtight seal |
Step 3: mouth-to-mouth breaths: adults, children, and infants | -give a second breath (blowing for about 1 second) while watching for chest rise |
Your adult friend suddenly collapse at home, and you determine she needs CPR. You begin CPR, starting with chest compressions, and are about to deliver breaths by using mouth-to-mouth breaths. You open the airway with a head tilt-chin lift. | 1. Pinch the nose and seal your lips around the victim's mouth |
Mouth-to-mouth-and-nose breathing: infants | 3 steps |
Step 1: mouth-to-mouth-and-nose breathing: infants | open the infant's airway with a head tilt-chin lift |
Step 2: mouth-to-mouth-and-nose breathing: infants | place your mouth over the infant's mouth and nose to create an airtight seal |
Step 3: mouth-to-mouth-and-nose breathing: infants | give one breath, blowing for about 1 second. Watch for the chest to rise as you give the breath |
What is a correct approach for AED pad placement for infants and children less than 8 years of age? | as indicated on the pad packages |
What is the indication for mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths? | when a barrier device is not available |
Rescue breathing: adults | -give 1 breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths/min) |
Rescue breathing: children/infants | -give 1 breath every 2 to 3 seconds (20 to 30 breaths/min) |
When providing rescue breaths to a child or infant victim, you should give 1 breath every _______ to _______ seconds | 2 to 3 |
Advanced airways | -a laryngeal mask airway, supraglottic airway device, and endotracheal tube are types of advanced airways |