HSI YMCA BLS EXAM – 2024 Exam
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When ventilating a child with a bag-mask device, give 1 breath every 2-3 seconds.
Deliver each breath over ____ second(s) in length while watching for chest rise. -
✔✔1 second - When ventilating a child with a bag-mask device, deliver
each breath over 1 second in length while watching for chest rise.
To locate the brachial pulse on an infant, place two or three fingers: - ✔✔inside
of the upper arm, midway between the elbow and shoulder.
You are the only BLS provider responding to "baby not breathing." The scene is
safe, and you have taken standard precautions. The infant is unresponsive. You
have activated EMS or your occupational emergency action plan. Other providers
are on the way with an AED. You do not feel a brachial pulse. What should you
do? - ✔✔Immediately start high-quality CPR, beginning with chest compressions.
, 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.
When chest compressions stop, blood flow ___________significantly. -
✔✔decreases
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? - ✔✔Activate
EMS or your occupational emergency action plan and get the AED.
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