Chain of Survival Flashcard

E. Rationale: The hospital bed icon represents comprehensive post-cardiac arrest care. Post-cardiac arrest care is another crucial step in caring for the patient to maintain blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and targeted temperature management as necessary to increase the patient’s chance of survival and to improve neurologic functioning to hospital discharge.

A. Rationale: The telephone icon represents early recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of the emergency response system. Activation of the emergency response system can be as simple as dialing 911 in the out-of-hospital setting or merely pushing a code button in some healthcare institutions.

B. Rationale: The adult chain of survival simplifies the framework of the AHA out-of-hospital BLS algorithm, which includes: (1) early recognition of cardiac arrest, (2) activation of the emergency response system (dial 911), (3) early provision of high-quality CPR, (4) early defibrillation, and (5) comprehensive post-cardiac arrest care.

D. Rationale: Correct Answer: B. Rationale: The adult chain of survival simplifies the framework of the AHA out-of-hospital BLS algorithm, which includes: (1) early recognition of cardiac arrest, (2) activation of the emergency response system (dial 911), (3) early provision of high-quality CPR, (4) early defibrillation, and (5) comprehensive post-cardiac arrest care.

B. Rationale: The hand icon represents early high-quality CPR and stresses the importance of effective chest compressions as soon as a cardiac arrest is determined. If the rescuer cannot feel a pulse within 10 seconds and the patient has abnormal breathing (or apneic), then CPR should be initiated right away.