Basic Life Support

Question 1

What does DRS ABCD stand for?

Answer 1

D - dangers
R - response
S - send for help & seconds (what's the time?)
A - airway
B - breathing
C - CPR
D - defibrillation

Question 2

What are the two ways in which a response is checked for?

Answer 2

Verbal stimulus

Tactile stimulus

Question 3

What is the tactile stimulus used to check for a response?

Answer 3

Trapezoid squeeze

Question 4

What are the two shockable rhythms with an AED?

Answer 4

Ventricular fibrillation

Ventricular tachycardia

Question 5

What is cardiac arrest?

Answer 5

Patient is
- Unresponse/unconscious
- No cardiac output
- Apnoeic
Sudden

Question 6

What is the mnemonic to remember the reversible causes of cardiac arrest?

Answer 6

4 H’s and 4 T’s

Question 7

What does 4 H’s and 4 T’s stand for?

Answer 7

H - hypovolaemia
H - hypo/hyperthermia
H - hypoxaemia
H - hypo/hyperkalaemia
T - thrmobus
T - toxins
T - tamponade
T - tension pneumothorax

Question 8

What else should you think about when considering hypo/hyperkalaemia as the cause of cardiac arrest?

Answer 8

Other electrolyte imbalance

Glucose - think about metabolic disorders