Standard 12: Basic Life Support Answers

Care Certificate Standard 12 Basic Life support teaches us when to perform CPR and how to perform it. Besides this, it tells us when to call 999 which is very important when you work in the healthcare sector.

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Activity 12.1 a Answer

1. Practical
2. Employer
3. Knowledge
4. Practice
5. Competently

Activity 12.2 Answer

1. Initial assessment (primary survey)
2. Airway maintenance and breathing
3. CPR

Activity 12.3 Answer

1. Danger : Prior to approaching the casualty visually check the area for.
2. Response : Use the ‘AVPU’ scale when checking for this.
3. Defibrillation: This should be used alongside CPR.
4. Airway: We need to open this to check for breathing.
5. Breathing: We need to check for no more than 10 seconds for this.
6. Call 999/Circulation :  If not breathing commence.

Activity 12.4 Answer

1. 10
2. 100-120
3. 2
4. 999

Activity 12.5 Answer

2

4

1

3

You may like to learn Standard 11.