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BLS EXAM ANSWERS (VERSION B)QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself:
Below the patient's hips.
Above the patient's head.
At the side of the patient, close to the chest.
At the side of the patient, close to the head. - Answer-Above the patient's head.
Allow ________________ between chest compressions so the heart can refill.
Excessive ventilation
Carotid pulse checks
Complete chest recoil
Longer and more frequent interruptions - Answer-Complete chest recoil
You are using a bag-mask device to ventilate a 16-year-old in cardiac arrest who
suddenly collapsed. An endotracheal tube has been placed by an advanced life support
provider on the resuscitation team. Proper ventilation technique in the situation requires
that you:
Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds.
Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath every 10 seconds.
Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath when the AED is analyzing the heart rhythm.
Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath during each pause in compressions. - Answer-
Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds.
The first link in the out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest chain of survival is:
Activating EMS by calling 911 or activating your occupational emergency action plan.
Preventing causes of respiratory failure or respiratory arrest, which lead to cardiac
arrest.
Providing advanced life support (ALS) treatment with a focus on ROSC, and transport to
a hospital.
Supporting a patient's physical and emotional needs that are ongoing after hospital
discharge. - Answer-Preventing causes of respiratory failure or respiratory arrest, which
lead to cardiac arrest.
Early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EMS is which link in the
adult Out-of-Hospital chain of survival?
Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
High-Quality CPR
Advanced Resuscitation
Activation of Emergency Response - Answer-Activation of Emergency Response
You are the only BLS provider responding to witnessed collapse of a 11-year-old child
during a softball game. The scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions.
, The patient is unresponsive and gasping occasionally. You do not feel a carotid pulse
and an AED is within sight. What should you do?
Assess for a femoral pulse and, if absent, deliver about 2 minutes of CPR.
Open the airway and provide rescue breathing or bag-mask ventilation.
Immediately start high-quality CPR, beginning with chest compressions.
Activate EMS or your occupational emergency action plan and get the AED. - Answer-
Activate EMS or your occupational emergency action plan and get the AED.
You and another BLS provider are giving CPR to a 7-year-old child when the AED
arrives. You turn on the AED, switch the AED to pediatric energy levels, and apply the
pads. The other BLS provider should:
Continue high-quality compressions while the AED is charging.
Loudly say, "Clear!" to make sure no one is touching the patient.
Press the button on the AED to deliver the shock, if advised.
Pause compressions and breaths until the AED is ready to analyze. - Answer-Continue
high-quality compressions while the AED is charging.
To locate the brachial pulse on an infant, place two or three fingers:
midway between the hip bone and public bone, just below the crease to the leg.
in the groove on the patient's neck, between the trachea and side neck muscles.
inside of the upper arm, midway between the elbow and shoulder.
under the bony part of the jaw, in the soft tissue near the chin. - Answer-inside of the
upper arm, midway between the elbow and shoulder.
Your adult patient is making abnormal gasping, snoring sounds. You definitely feel a
carotid pulse. What should you do?
Start high-quality CPR, beginning with chest compressions.
Assess scene safety and take standard precautions.
Check the carotid pulse about every two minutes.
Provide rescue breathing or bag-mask ventilation.` - Answer-Provide rescue breathing
or bag-mask ventilation.
When breathing slows or stops, it leads to bradycardia, a slow heart rhythm of fewer
than ____beats per minute.
140
90
75
60 - Answer-60
You are a lone BLS provider responding to a possible adult cardiac arrest. The scene is
safe. You have taken standard precautions. An untrained bystander heard the person
collapse. You have activated EMS or your occupational emergency action plan. Other
providers are on the way. An AED is located in the building, about 3 minutes away. The
patient is unresponsive and making gurgling sounds. You do not feel a carotid pulse.
You have a CPR mask with a one-way valve. What should you do?
Send the bystander to get the AED. Start high-quality CPR.
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