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BLS FINAL EXAM RED CROSS REVIEWEXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
You perform a rapid assessment and determine that your patient is experiencing cardiac arrest.
On the basis of your assessment findings, you begin CPR to improve the patient's chances of
survival. Which term refers to clearly and rationally identifying the connection between
information and actions? - Answer-critical thinking
While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a patient who is unresponsive in
the exam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!" Which response by the
medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop communication? - Answer-"I'll go get the AED."
During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to each member. You
recognize that a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action? - Answer-
Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.
Which terms refers to the ability to use readily available resources to find solutions to
challenging or complex situations or issues that arise? - Answer-Problem solving
You have assessed your patient and recognize that they are in cardiac arrest. You should begin
CPR... - Answer-Immediately
Which mnemonic can help you easily recall and perform assessment? - Answer-ABC
You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice she is slumped over in her chair and appears
unresponsive and cyanotic. You do not see signs of life-threatening bleeding. Which is the next
appropriate action? - Answer-Check for responsiveness
You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You
should give 1 ventilation every: - Answer-6 seconds
After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is the next link in the Adult In-
Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - Answer-Early high-quality CPR
You are providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has an endotracheal tube in place. How does this
affect compressions and ventilations? - Answer-The team should provide ventilations at a rate
of 1 ventilation every 6 seconds without pausing compressions.
You and two nurses have been performing CPR on a 72-year-old patient, Ben Phillips. When
Mr. Phillips shows signs of ROSC, where should you perform the pulse check? - Answer-At the
carotid or femoral artery
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique should
you use to open the patient's airway? - Answer-Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
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