TLETA WEEK 5 CONTENT Exam – 2026/2027 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+

TLETA WEEK 5 CONTENT Exam – 2026/2027
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
• Who is the most important person in a medical emergency? -✓✓ You, your partner
then the patient

• What does the yellow sticker with "Star of life mean and where can you find it in a car?
-✓✓ It means the person has a pre-existing medical condition and can be found in the
glove box

I.e. found in the fridge in the house

• What are 3 bloodborne pathogens to worry about? -✓✓ HPV, HEP A, HEP B

• There is no cure for HIV, but it is _________. -✓✓ Treatable

• How is Hepatitis A transmitted? -✓✓ Oral and fecal matter

I.e. there is a vaccine. Recovery results in a lifelong immunity

• How is Hep B transmitted? -✓✓ blood, semen, vaginal secretions
"B" for body fluids

I.e. there is a vaccine but no cure

• How is hepatitis C transmitted? -✓✓ blood and body fluids

I.e. there is no vaccine but is curable in 8-12 weeks

• What is the most common medical call? -✓✓ Respiratory compromise

• How is respiratory compromise caused? -✓✓ Asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and
hyperventilation

• How is respiratory compromise characterized? -✓✓ Increased work of breathing,
increased breathing

• Who is asthma most common in? -✓✓ children

• What is asthma? -✓✓ chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways

• What is bronchitis? -✓✓ inflammation of the bronchial tubes

,I.e: characterized by a productive cough

• What is emphysema? -✓✓ Tissues in lungs lose elasticity; tissues can't enough O2 or
get rid of enough CO2

• What is a slow, progressive disease ruse results in severe respiratory distress? -✓✓
Emphysema

• What is hyperventilation? -✓✓ increased rate and depth of breathing

I.e. tested by helping calm down

• Related to breathing, what does ABC stand for? -✓✓ Airway, Breathing, Circulation

• How fast should you breathe for an adult who's not breathing? -✓✓ 1 Breathe/5 sec

• How fast should you breathe for an kid who's not breathing? -✓✓ 1 Breathe/ 3 sec

• What two ways can you open an airway? -✓✓ A) Head tilt chin life
I.e. no suspected head/spine injury
B) jaw thrust- used with neck/spine injury
I.e. don't want to compromise injury

• You responded to a male who had fallen from a ladder. He is unresponsive and not
breathing. What technique would you use to open an airway and why? -✓✓ Jaw thrust
due to possible spine injury

• What does CPR stand for? -✓✓ cardiopulmonary resuscitation

• How many compressions are to be done on an adult when only a single rescuer is
available? -✓✓ 30 compressions/ 2 breaths

I.e. compress "at least" 2 inches deep

• How many compressions are to be done on an adult when two rescuer's are
available? -✓✓ 30 compressions/ 2 breaths

I.e. compress "at least" 2 inches deep

• Where is the most common place to check a pulse on an unconscious person? -✓✓
Carotid artery (neck)

• How many compressions are to be done on a kid when one rescuer is available?

, I.e. compress chest a max of 2 in. -✓✓ 30 compressions/ 2 breaths

• How many compressions are to be done on a kid when two rescuer's are available? -
✓✓ 15 compressions/ 2 breath

I.e. compress chest a max of 2 in.

• How many compressions are to be done on an infant when one rescuer is available? -
✓✓ 30 compressions/ 2 breath

I.e. encircling technique used at least 1/3 in. and up to 2 in. chest compressions

• How many compressions are to be done on an infant when two rescuers are
available? -✓✓ 15 compressions/2 breaths

• What rate do you compress at? -✓✓ 100-120 bpm

• What does AED stand for? -✓✓ automated external defibrillator

• What is the first thing you should do with an AED? -✓✓ Turn it on

• What should you do if an infant is choking? -✓✓ -deliver 5 back slaps between the
infants shoulder blades using the heel of your hand
-then turn the infant over supporting the head and neck and provide 5 chest
compressions until object is removed or the infant becomes unresponsive

• What is the #1 cause of preventable death? -✓✓ Bleeding

• What is the goal of stopping a bleed? -✓✓ Identify where the bleeding is originating
and stop the bleeding

• What does ABC stand for in reference to "stop the bleeding"? -✓✓ Alert 911, Bleeding
and Compress

• What type of aid do you provide for an extremities injury? -✓✓ Direct pressure and
tourniquet

• What type of aid do you provide for an abdomen injury? -✓✓ Chest seal

• What type of aid do you provide for an junction area injury? -✓✓ Packing

• What does CAT stand for? -✓✓ Combat Application Tourniquet

• List the 13 hazards of prime concern: -✓✓ 1) earthquake