American Red Cross BLS (Basic Life
Support) Questions and Answers
While assessing an unresponsive adult who has been pulled from the water, you find that the patient
has only occasional gasps, no definitive pulse and no severe life-threatening bleeding. Which of the
following should you do next? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Provide 2 ventilations and begin CPR
An adult choking victim becomes unresponsive after 7 abdominal thrusts. You lay them on the floor. The
next step you should do is to: - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Expose the chest and begin chest compressions.
You are performing chest compressions on a six-year-old. You should be compressing the chest to what
depth? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>ABOUT 2 inches
How should you place your hands when performing chest compressions on an infant during CPR with
two trained responders? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Encircling thumbs technique with 2 thumbs just below
the nipple line.
When possible, 2-responder ventilation with a bag-valve-mask is preferred because: - CORRECT
ANSWER ->>It allows on person to create and maintain a mask seal.
Your initial impression of a patient is based on: - CORRECT ANSWER ->>How the patient appears to you
as you size up the scene.
You have an infant that is apneic (no breathing) and pulseless. Another person is doing compressions.
There is no advanced airway in place. You need to ventilate: - CORRECT ANSWER ->>2 times after every
15th compression.
You happen to be at the mall when you notice a nine-year-old girl and her sixteen-year-old sister near
the candy store. The nine-year-old cannot cough, speak or make any gestures. - CORRECT ANSWER -
>>You should begin care as consent is implied.
If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other, such as with a small child or an infant, you should:
- CORRECT ANSWER ->>Place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other in the back.
Support) Questions and Answers
While assessing an unresponsive adult who has been pulled from the water, you find that the patient
has only occasional gasps, no definitive pulse and no severe life-threatening bleeding. Which of the
following should you do next? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Provide 2 ventilations and begin CPR
An adult choking victim becomes unresponsive after 7 abdominal thrusts. You lay them on the floor. The
next step you should do is to: - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Expose the chest and begin chest compressions.
You are performing chest compressions on a six-year-old. You should be compressing the chest to what
depth? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>ABOUT 2 inches
How should you place your hands when performing chest compressions on an infant during CPR with
two trained responders? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Encircling thumbs technique with 2 thumbs just below
the nipple line.
When possible, 2-responder ventilation with a bag-valve-mask is preferred because: - CORRECT
ANSWER ->>It allows on person to create and maintain a mask seal.
Your initial impression of a patient is based on: - CORRECT ANSWER ->>How the patient appears to you
as you size up the scene.
You have an infant that is apneic (no breathing) and pulseless. Another person is doing compressions.
There is no advanced airway in place. You need to ventilate: - CORRECT ANSWER ->>2 times after every
15th compression.
You happen to be at the mall when you notice a nine-year-old girl and her sixteen-year-old sister near
the candy store. The nine-year-old cannot cough, speak or make any gestures. - CORRECT ANSWER -
>>You should begin care as consent is implied.
If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other, such as with a small child or an infant, you should:
- CORRECT ANSWER ->>Place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other in the back.
