BLS HOSPITAL CORPSMAN
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Early CPR. Answer: Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him
on the ground, unresponsive. After immediately initiating the emergency
response system, what is your next action according to the Adult In-
Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival?
⩥ Assess, Recognize, Care. Answer: The systematic and continuous
approach to providing emergent patient care includes which three
elements?
⩥ Modified jaw-thrust maneuver. Answer: You suspect that an
unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique
should you use to open the patient's airway?
⩥ AED use is safe for pregnant patients.. Answer: You are working in an
OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into
cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague reminds you
that Mrs. Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Which statement is true
regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient?
, ⩥ 15:2. Answer: You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-
year-old child. What is the compression-to-ventilation ratio during
multiple-provider CPR?
⩥ Check for responsiveness. Answer: You enter Ms. Evers's room and
notice her lunch splattered on the floor. She is slumped over the bedside
table and does not appear to be breathing. You perform a visual survey
and determine that the scene is safe. Which is the next appropriate
action?
⩥ 100 to 120 per minute.. Answer: A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden
cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR and correctly perform chest
compressions at which rate?
⩥ Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has
been overlooked.. Answer: During a resuscitation, the team leader
assigns team roles and tasks to each member. You recognize that a task
has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action?
⩥ "I'll go get the AED.". Answer: While orienting a new medical
assistant to the facility, you find a patient who is unresponsive in the
exam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!" Which
response by the medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop
communication?
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Early CPR. Answer: Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him
on the ground, unresponsive. After immediately initiating the emergency
response system, what is your next action according to the Adult In-
Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival?
⩥ Assess, Recognize, Care. Answer: The systematic and continuous
approach to providing emergent patient care includes which three
elements?
⩥ Modified jaw-thrust maneuver. Answer: You suspect that an
unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique
should you use to open the patient's airway?
⩥ AED use is safe for pregnant patients.. Answer: You are working in an
OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into
cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague reminds you
that Mrs. Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Which statement is true
regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient?
, ⩥ 15:2. Answer: You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-
year-old child. What is the compression-to-ventilation ratio during
multiple-provider CPR?
⩥ Check for responsiveness. Answer: You enter Ms. Evers's room and
notice her lunch splattered on the floor. She is slumped over the bedside
table and does not appear to be breathing. You perform a visual survey
and determine that the scene is safe. Which is the next appropriate
action?
⩥ 100 to 120 per minute.. Answer: A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden
cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR and correctly perform chest
compressions at which rate?
⩥ Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has
been overlooked.. Answer: During a resuscitation, the team leader
assigns team roles and tasks to each member. You recognize that a task
has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action?
⩥ "I'll go get the AED.". Answer: While orienting a new medical
assistant to the facility, you find a patient who is unresponsive in the
exam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!" Which
response by the medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop
communication?
