ACLS Review

8 ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) Review ...
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What are the components of the bag-valve-mask device?
Self-inflating bag, one-way valve, facemask, oxygen reservoir. To perform most effectively, it needs to be connected
to oxygen.
What is the approximate volume of the self-inflating bag?
1,600 mL.
T/F: The bag-valve-mask device provides less volume than mouth-to-mask.
True.
T/F: The single rescuer may have difficulty maintaining an airtight seal.
True.
T/F: Two rescuers using the bag-valve-mask device will be more effective than one.
True.
T/F: Position self at the side of the patient’s head for optimal performance of bag-valve-mask device.
False. You should be positioned at the top of the patient’s head.
What adjunctive airways may be necessary to effectively ventilate with the bag-valve-mask device?
Oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal airways.
What characteristics should the self-refilling bag have?
It should be easy to clean and sterilize.
What kind of valve should the bag-valve-mask device have?
A non-jam valve that allows a maximum of oxygen inlet flow of 15 L/min.
When using two hands to secure a mask for ventilation, which fingers hold the mask down?
The thumbs.
If while ventilating a patient, the chest does not rise and fall, what is the first thing you should do?
Reposition the head.
If while ventilating a patient the chest does not rise and fall, what should you do after repositioning the head?
If air is escaping from under the mask, reposition fingers and mask.
If while ventilating a patient the chest does not rise and fall, what should you do after repositioning fingers
and mask?
Check for obstruction.