AHA BLS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
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The 4 signs of poor perfusion - Answers - ✔✔1. Cool extremities 2. Altered mental state
3. Weak pulses 4. Pale/Cyanotic
Which victim requires CPR? - Answers - ✔✔A victim who is unresponsive with no
normal breathing and no pulse
What's the difference between a cardiac arrest and a heart attack? - Answers -
✔✔Cardiac arrest is when the heart develops an abnormal rhythm and can't pump
blood. A heart attack is when blood flow is blocked to part of the heart.
6 components of high quality CPR? - Answers - ✔✔1. Compressions start within 10
seconds 2. Push hard and fast 3. Allow full chest recoil 4. Minimize interruptions 5. Give
effective breaths 6. Avoid excessive ventilation
Define ROSC - Answers - ✔✔Return Of Spontaneous Circulation
Signs of cardiac arrest - Answers - ✔✔unresponsive, not breathing, no pulse
Define OHCA - Answers - ✔✔Out Of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Define IHCA - Answers - ✔✔In Hospital Cardiac Arrest
6 Part EMS PPE - Answers - ✔✔1. Medical Gloves 2. Eye Pro 3. Full Body Coverage 4.
High-Visibility Clothing 5. Safety Footwear 6. Safety Helmets
When should compressions start after cardiac arrest? - Answers - ✔✔10 seconds
Define Adult - Answers - ✔✔After the onset of puberty and older
Define Children - Answers - ✔✔1yr. - Onset of puberty
Define Infant - Answers - ✔✔Less than 1yr old excluding new borns in delivery room
What % of adult patients survive cardiac arrests to hospital discharge? - Answers -
✔✔10%
, Where do most OHCA happen? - Answers - ✔✔Home (70%)
What is the leading cause of death in the US? - Answers - ✔✔sudden cardiac arrest
CPR components - Answers - ✔✔Compressions Airway Breaths
Where do you check for a pulse on an adult? - Answers - ✔✔palpate a carotid pulse
What are agonal gasps? - Answers - ✔✔Agonal gasps are not normal breathing. May
be present in the first few minutes after sudden cardiac arrest.
Chest compression rate - Answers - ✔✔100-120/min
Proper compression depth for adults? - Answers - ✔✔2in
Proper compression depth for children? - Answers - ✔✔2in or 1/3 of chest
Proper compression depth for infants? - Answers - ✔✔1 1/2in or 1/3 of chest
What is the only reason you should move a victim during CPR? - Answers - ✔✔Scene
safety
What type of surface should you perform CPR on? - Answers - ✔✔firm/hard surface
Compression to ventilation ratio for single rescuer on an adult - Answers - ✔✔30:2
Compression to ventilation ratio for single rescuer on a child or infant - Answers -
✔✔30:2
Compression to ventilation ratio for two rescuer on a child or infant - Answers - ✔✔15:2
How many breaths per minute for an adult, child, or infant with an advanced airway in
place? - Answers - ✔✔10/min
What is rescue breathing? - Answers - ✔✔Rescue breathing is giving breaths to an
unresponsive victim who has a pulse but is not breathing.
Rescue breathing for Adults - Answers - ✔✔1 breath every 5-6 seconds. 10-12/min
Rescue breathing for infant and children - Answers - ✔✔1 breath every 3-5 seconds.
12-20/min
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
||BRAND NEW!!
The 4 signs of poor perfusion - Answers - ✔✔1. Cool extremities 2. Altered mental state
3. Weak pulses 4. Pale/Cyanotic
Which victim requires CPR? - Answers - ✔✔A victim who is unresponsive with no
normal breathing and no pulse
What's the difference between a cardiac arrest and a heart attack? - Answers -
✔✔Cardiac arrest is when the heart develops an abnormal rhythm and can't pump
blood. A heart attack is when blood flow is blocked to part of the heart.
6 components of high quality CPR? - Answers - ✔✔1. Compressions start within 10
seconds 2. Push hard and fast 3. Allow full chest recoil 4. Minimize interruptions 5. Give
effective breaths 6. Avoid excessive ventilation
Define ROSC - Answers - ✔✔Return Of Spontaneous Circulation
Signs of cardiac arrest - Answers - ✔✔unresponsive, not breathing, no pulse
Define OHCA - Answers - ✔✔Out Of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Define IHCA - Answers - ✔✔In Hospital Cardiac Arrest
6 Part EMS PPE - Answers - ✔✔1. Medical Gloves 2. Eye Pro 3. Full Body Coverage 4.
High-Visibility Clothing 5. Safety Footwear 6. Safety Helmets
When should compressions start after cardiac arrest? - Answers - ✔✔10 seconds
Define Adult - Answers - ✔✔After the onset of puberty and older
Define Children - Answers - ✔✔1yr. - Onset of puberty
Define Infant - Answers - ✔✔Less than 1yr old excluding new borns in delivery room
What % of adult patients survive cardiac arrests to hospital discharge? - Answers -
✔✔10%
, Where do most OHCA happen? - Answers - ✔✔Home (70%)
What is the leading cause of death in the US? - Answers - ✔✔sudden cardiac arrest
CPR components - Answers - ✔✔Compressions Airway Breaths
Where do you check for a pulse on an adult? - Answers - ✔✔palpate a carotid pulse
What are agonal gasps? - Answers - ✔✔Agonal gasps are not normal breathing. May
be present in the first few minutes after sudden cardiac arrest.
Chest compression rate - Answers - ✔✔100-120/min
Proper compression depth for adults? - Answers - ✔✔2in
Proper compression depth for children? - Answers - ✔✔2in or 1/3 of chest
Proper compression depth for infants? - Answers - ✔✔1 1/2in or 1/3 of chest
What is the only reason you should move a victim during CPR? - Answers - ✔✔Scene
safety
What type of surface should you perform CPR on? - Answers - ✔✔firm/hard surface
Compression to ventilation ratio for single rescuer on an adult - Answers - ✔✔30:2
Compression to ventilation ratio for single rescuer on a child or infant - Answers -
✔✔30:2
Compression to ventilation ratio for two rescuer on a child or infant - Answers - ✔✔15:2
How many breaths per minute for an adult, child, or infant with an advanced airway in
place? - Answers - ✔✔10/min
What is rescue breathing? - Answers - ✔✔Rescue breathing is giving breaths to an
unresponsive victim who has a pulse but is not breathing.
Rescue breathing for Adults - Answers - ✔✔1 breath every 5-6 seconds. 10-12/min
Rescue breathing for infant and children - Answers - ✔✔1 breath every 3-5 seconds.
12-20/min
