AHA Basic Life Support Manual Part 1 questions with
verified answers
10 Ans✓✓✓ Start compressions within __ seconds of recognition of cardiac
arrest.
10% Ans✓✓✓ Only about __% of adult patients with nontraumatic cardiac arrest
who are treated by EMS (emergency medical services) survive to hospital
discharge.
100, 120 Ans✓✓✓ Push *hard* and push *fast* at the rate of ____ to ____ times
a minute with varying depths for different age ranges:
- 2 in/5 cm for adults
- At least 1/3 of the chest, about 2 in/5 cm for children.
- At least 1/3 of the chest, about 1.5 in/4 cm for infants.
2.4 Ans✓✓✓ Research suggests that compression depth greater than _._ inches
(6 cm) in adults may cause injuries.
360 Ans✓✓✓ Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death. Nearly ___
thousand out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur annually in the United States.
Fast action can save lives!
Adults Ans✓✓✓ A_____s are the age of adolescents (ie, after the onset of
puberty) and older.
, Advanced Ans✓✓✓ A_______ care, such as administration of medications, may
be provided by EMS. They also transport the cardiac arrest victim to an
emergency department or cardiac catheterization suite, where follow-up care will
be provided by a team of multidisciplinary specialists in the ICU.
Advanced life support Ans✓✓✓ ALS stands for A____________ l______
s____________; if done effectively, it bridges the transition from BLS to more
advanced care.
Can occur in any setting (both out of hospital and in hospital). Effective ALS teams
may provide the patient with additional care if needed, such as:
- 12-lead electrocardiogram or advanced cardiac monitoring
- Electrical therapy interventions (e.g. cardioversion)
- Obtaining vascular access
- Giving appropriate drugs
- Placing an advanced airway
Automated External Defibrillator Ans✓✓✓ An AED stands for an
A______________ E_____________ D________________, a lightweight, portable
device that can identify lethal heart rhythms and deliver a shock to terminate the
abnormal rhythm and allow the heart's normal rhythm to resume.
* Simple to operate, allowing lay rescuers and healthcare providers to attempt
defibrillation safely.
Basic life support Ans✓✓✓ *BLS* stands for: b________ l_________
s_________. It is the foundation for saving lives after cardiac arrest.
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10 Ans✓✓✓ Start compressions within __ seconds of recognition of cardiac
arrest.
10% Ans✓✓✓ Only about __% of adult patients with nontraumatic cardiac arrest
who are treated by EMS (emergency medical services) survive to hospital
discharge.
100, 120 Ans✓✓✓ Push *hard* and push *fast* at the rate of ____ to ____ times
a minute with varying depths for different age ranges:
- 2 in/5 cm for adults
- At least 1/3 of the chest, about 2 in/5 cm for children.
- At least 1/3 of the chest, about 1.5 in/4 cm for infants.
2.4 Ans✓✓✓ Research suggests that compression depth greater than _._ inches
(6 cm) in adults may cause injuries.
360 Ans✓✓✓ Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death. Nearly ___
thousand out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur annually in the United States.
Fast action can save lives!
Adults Ans✓✓✓ A_____s are the age of adolescents (ie, after the onset of
puberty) and older.
, Advanced Ans✓✓✓ A_______ care, such as administration of medications, may
be provided by EMS. They also transport the cardiac arrest victim to an
emergency department or cardiac catheterization suite, where follow-up care will
be provided by a team of multidisciplinary specialists in the ICU.
Advanced life support Ans✓✓✓ ALS stands for A____________ l______
s____________; if done effectively, it bridges the transition from BLS to more
advanced care.
Can occur in any setting (both out of hospital and in hospital). Effective ALS teams
may provide the patient with additional care if needed, such as:
- 12-lead electrocardiogram or advanced cardiac monitoring
- Electrical therapy interventions (e.g. cardioversion)
- Obtaining vascular access
- Giving appropriate drugs
- Placing an advanced airway
Automated External Defibrillator Ans✓✓✓ An AED stands for an
A______________ E_____________ D________________, a lightweight, portable
device that can identify lethal heart rhythms and deliver a shock to terminate the
abnormal rhythm and allow the heart's normal rhythm to resume.
* Simple to operate, allowing lay rescuers and healthcare providers to attempt
defibrillation safely.
Basic life support Ans✓✓✓ *BLS* stands for: b________ l_________
s_________. It is the foundation for saving lives after cardiac arrest.
