ACLS Chapter 7 Quiz

Select the best response from the answer choices following each question.

1. During CPR, positive pressure ventilation via a bag-mask connected to an oxygen supply is administered at the rate of 2 ventilations for every 30 chest compressions. At the beginning of CPR, the team should give supplementary oxygen:

2. If, after 20 minutes of resuscitation, the end-tidal carbon dioxide remains < 10 mm Hg, the team can assume:

3. Which of the following basic airway adjuncts is most useful for an unconscious patient with an absent gag reflex in respiratory distress? The head tilt-chin lift and jaw-thrust maneuvers are unable to open the patient’s airway.

4. During resuscitation, until the rescuer knows the patient’s oxygen saturation, oxygen supplementation should be provided at what percentage?

5. How does one provide ventilation on an intubated patient in a multiple rescuer scenario?