AHA Basic Life Support Exams A and B: Answered Updated.
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AHA Basic Life Support Exams A and B: Answered Updated..-While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is being accomplished? A. Maintaining a compression rate of 90 to 120/min B. Placing hands on the upper third of the sternum C. Allowing the chest to recoil 1 inch D...
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American Heart Association
Basic Life Support
Exams A and B
February 16
Contents
Student Answer Sheet
Exam A
Exam A Answer Key
Exam A Annotated Answer Key
Exam B
Exam B Answer Key
Exam B Annotated Answer Key
,American Heart Association
Basic Life Support
Exam A
February 16
, Basic Life Support Exam A
(25 questions)
Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate answer sheet.
1. While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is being
accomplished?
A. Maintaining a compression rate of 90 to 120/min
B. Placing hands on the upper third of the sternum
C. Allowing the chest to recoil 1 inch
D. Compressing to a depth of at least 2 inches
Use this scenario to answer the next 2 questions:
A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not
have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency medical technician, rushes to her with an AED.
2. When the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it?
A. Apply the pads to the patient’s chest
B. Clear the patient
C. Turn on the AED
D. Press the shock button
3. After the AED pads are attached to the victim’s bare chest, the AED detects ventricular fibrillation.
What is the next step when using an AED?
A. Check the victim for a carotid pulse
B. Follow the AED prompts
C. Clear the patient
D. Press the shock button
4. What should you do if you need to use an AED on someone who has been submerged in water?
A. Do not move the victim, and do not use the AED
B. Pull the victim out of the water, but do not use the AED
C. Pull the victim out of the water, and wipe the chest
D. Do not pull the victim out of the water, but wipe the chest before placing pads
5. How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using a bag-mask device?
A. Observing the chest rise with breaths
B. Delivering breaths quickly and forcefully
C. Always having oxygen attached to the bag
D. Allowing air to release around the mask
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Basic Life Support Exam A, February 16
, 6. What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1-rescuer infant CPR?
A. 5 compressions to 1 breath
B. 20 compressions to 2 breaths
C. 15 compressions to 2 breaths
D. 30 compressions to 2 breaths
7. What is a consideration when you are using an AED?
A. You should never remove a transdermal medication patch before applying AED pads
B. On a hairy chest, the pads may not stick and may fail to deliver a shock
C. AEDs can be used while a victim is submerged in water
D. You should not use an AED on someone with an implanted pacemaker
Use this scenario to answer the next 2 questions:
A 9-year-old child has suddenly collapsed. After confirming that the scene is safe, a single rescuer
determines that the child is in cardiac arrest, shouts for nearby help, and activates the emergency
response system. He immediately begins performing high-quality CPR. Two additional rescuers arrive to
assist in the resuscitation attempt.
8. What actions should occur next, to support a team-based resuscitation attempt?
A. 2 rescuers alternate using the AED and giving breaths
B. 1 rescuer gives CPR while the other 2 wait for advanced life support to arrive
C. 2 rescuers alternate giving high-quality chest compressions
D. 2 rescuers operate the AED while the third rescuer gives breaths
9. Two rescuers begin high-quality CPR while the third rescuer leaves to get the AED. What action
supports 2-rescuer CPR?
A. Alternating the AED role every 2 minutes
B. Alternating the compressor role every 2 minutes
C. Alternating giving rescue breaths every 3 cycles
D. Alternating giving shocks every 3 cycles
10. “Members of the team know their boundaries and ask for help before the resuscitation attempt
worsens.” Match this statement with the most appropriate element of team dynamics listed.
A. Knowledge sharing
B. Summarizing and reevaluation
C. Constructive intervention
D. Knowing your limitations
11. A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive. What is your first course of
action?
A. Start CPR, beginning with chest compressions
B. Roll the victim over and perform back blows
C. Perform abdominal thrusts
D. Perform blind finger sweeps
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