Basic Life Support (BLS) Review - Multiple
Choice Review questions with answers
Once clinical death occurs, how long does it usually take for biological death to begin to occur
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to your patient? - ANSWER: ➡ 10 Minutes
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In the "C-A-B" sequence of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the "A" stands for what? -
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ANSWER: ➡ airway
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In the "C-A-B" sequence of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the "C" stands for what? -
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ANSWER: ➡ compression
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To determine if an adult or a child (over a year old) is pulseless, the EMT should check for a
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pulse at which artery? - ANSWER: ➡ carotid
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To determine pulselessness in an infant, the EMT should use which artery? - ANSWER: ➡
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You are alone and so not have an AED. After determining unresponsiveness in an adult
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patient, the next thing you should do before starting CPR is: - ANSWER: ➡ activate EMS
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When an unconscious patient's head flexes forward, what could cause a partial airway
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obstruction? - ANSWER: ➡ tongue
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The head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver should not be used on a... - ANSWER: ➡ diving accident
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The recommended maneuver for EMTs to open the airway of a patient with possible cervical-
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spine injury is the - ANSWER: ➡ jaw-thrust maneuver
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, After opening the airway in a patient who requires rescue breathing, the EMT should inflate
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the patient's lungs with... - ANSWER: ➡ two breaths, 1 second each
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You are treating a 59-your-old female who was found unresponsive by her husband in their
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home. You have completed a set of compressions and now your initial two ventilations are
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not resulting in chest rise. Your next step is to... - ANSWER: ➡ perform the steps of CPR
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A common problem in the resuscitation of infants and children caused by improper head
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position or too quick ventilations is... - ANSWER: ➡ gastric distention
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Adult rescue breathing should be provided as a rate of how many breaths per minute? -
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ANSWER: ➡ 10-12
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You are ventilating an infant who was found to be not breathing. Infants should be ventilated
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at the rate of one breath every how many seconds? - ANSWER: ➡ 3
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When you arrived on the scene, bystanders were already performing ventilations on the
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patient. if a patient has a distended abdomen due to air being forced into the stomach, the
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EMT should do what? - ANSWER: ➡ be prepared to suction should the patient vomit
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Why is the recovery position used? - ANSWER: ➡ It protects the airway and allows for
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drainage from the mouth.
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The CPR compression location for a 55-year-old male is lecated on the middle of what and
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centered between the nipples - ANSWER: ➡ sternum
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Before beginning chest compressions, the EMT can assess the patient's pulse for a maximum
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of how many seconds? - ANSWER: ➡ 10
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For an adult, the one-rescuer compression-to-venitlation ratio is what? - ANSWER: ➡ 30:2
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