BLS PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ SIGNS of CHOKING: ADULTS and CHILDREN:
With a SEVERE airway obstruction, the victim will show signs of
poor air exchange and difficulty breathing such as:
Answer: - silent cough
- inability to speak or breathe
- cyanosis (turning blue)
An adult or older child may clutch the neck with both hands,
making the universal choking sign. If the victim nods that they are
choking, you must act.
◉ ABDOMINAL THRUSTS: ADULTS and CHILDREN
Answer: Step 1: Stand or kneel behind the victim and place your
arms around the victim's waist; with one hand, locate the navel.
Step 2: Make a fist with the other hand and place the thumb side
of your fist against the victim's abdomen, just above the navel and
well below the breastbone.
Step 3: Grasp your fist with the other hand and press your fist into
the victim's abdomen with a quick, forceful upward thrust.
-- Repeat thrusts until the object is expelled from the airway or
the victim becomes unresponsive.
, ◉ HOW TO USE A POCKET MASK
Answer: Step 1:
- position yourself at the victim's side.
- place the pocket mask on the victim's face, using the bridge of
the nose as a guide for correct positioning.
Step 2:
- seal the mask against the face.
- using your hand that is closer to the top of victim's head, place
your index finger and thumb along the top edges of the mask.
- place the thumb of your other hand along the bottom edge of the
mask.
Step 3:
- place the remaining fingers of your second hand along the bony
margin of the jaw and lift the jaw
- perform a head tilt-chin lift to open airway
Step 4:
- while you lift the jaw, press firmly and completely around the
outside edge of the mask to seal the pocket mask against the face.
Step 5:
- deliver each breath over 1 second.
- enough to make the victim's chest rise.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ SIGNS of CHOKING: ADULTS and CHILDREN:
With a SEVERE airway obstruction, the victim will show signs of
poor air exchange and difficulty breathing such as:
Answer: - silent cough
- inability to speak or breathe
- cyanosis (turning blue)
An adult or older child may clutch the neck with both hands,
making the universal choking sign. If the victim nods that they are
choking, you must act.
◉ ABDOMINAL THRUSTS: ADULTS and CHILDREN
Answer: Step 1: Stand or kneel behind the victim and place your
arms around the victim's waist; with one hand, locate the navel.
Step 2: Make a fist with the other hand and place the thumb side
of your fist against the victim's abdomen, just above the navel and
well below the breastbone.
Step 3: Grasp your fist with the other hand and press your fist into
the victim's abdomen with a quick, forceful upward thrust.
-- Repeat thrusts until the object is expelled from the airway or
the victim becomes unresponsive.
, ◉ HOW TO USE A POCKET MASK
Answer: Step 1:
- position yourself at the victim's side.
- place the pocket mask on the victim's face, using the bridge of
the nose as a guide for correct positioning.
Step 2:
- seal the mask against the face.
- using your hand that is closer to the top of victim's head, place
your index finger and thumb along the top edges of the mask.
- place the thumb of your other hand along the bottom edge of the
mask.
Step 3:
- place the remaining fingers of your second hand along the bony
margin of the jaw and lift the jaw
- perform a head tilt-chin lift to open airway
Step 4:
- while you lift the jaw, press firmly and completely around the
outside edge of the mask to seal the pocket mask against the face.
Step 5:
- deliver each breath over 1 second.
- enough to make the victim's chest rise.
