AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION BLS
(BASIC LIFE SUPPORT) ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
When do you ensure a scene is safe? - ANSWER When you first see a potential victim.
Which victim requires CPR? - ANSWER A victim who is unresponsive, not breathing and has no pulse.
This is the best method to open an airway of an unresponsive victim with no suspected neck injury. -
ANSWER Head tilt-chin lift
The maximum time you check for a pulse. - ANSWER 10 seconds
A device used for a 2-person rescue to provide breaths during CPR. - ANSWER Bag-mask device
The recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim. - ANSWER 2 inches (5cm)
When a child has a pulse of more than 60/min but is not breathing, what should you do? - ANSWER Give
breaths without chest compressions.
The compression-ventilation ratio for 1-rescuer adult CPR. - ANSWER 30:2
Why is important to compress to the appropriate depth during CPR? - ANSWER Creates blood flow
The rate for performing chest compressions for ALL victims. - ANSWER 100 compressions per minute
Why do you give a breath just until you see the chest rise? - ANSWER Minimizes air from entering the
victim's stomach (gastric inflation)
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