BLS INSTRUCTOR UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● depth of compressions for children to adult
Answer: 2 inches
●● depth of compression for infants
Answer: 1/3 of anterior/posterior diameter of chest. 1 1/2"
●● compressions should be started what time limit?
Answer: 10 seconds of recognition of cardiac arrest.
●● what are the signs of cardiac arrest?
Answer: victim is unresponsive/not breathing/ineffective breathing
●● time frame to start cpr once suspect of cardia arrest?
Answer: 10 seconds.
●● you should take no longer than___ seconds to check for a _______.
Answer: 10, pulse
, ●● what is the first rescuer to do upon arriving at the scene?
Answer: check for safety.
●● lone rescuer compression-ventilation ratio of _________ to
___________.
Answer: 30 compressions to 2 ventilations
●● explain hand placement for chest compressions
Answer: the heel of on hand should be placed on the center of the chest
on the lower half of the breastbone.
●● when compressions are of the appropriate depth it creates___ ____ to
the body.
Answer: blood flow
●● _____ allows the heart to refill with blood and is necessary for chest
compressions to create blood flow
Answer: chest recoil
●● do not move the victim while CPR is in progress unless the victim is
in a ________ ________.
Answer: dangerous environment
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● depth of compressions for children to adult
Answer: 2 inches
●● depth of compression for infants
Answer: 1/3 of anterior/posterior diameter of chest. 1 1/2"
●● compressions should be started what time limit?
Answer: 10 seconds of recognition of cardiac arrest.
●● what are the signs of cardiac arrest?
Answer: victim is unresponsive/not breathing/ineffective breathing
●● time frame to start cpr once suspect of cardia arrest?
Answer: 10 seconds.
●● you should take no longer than___ seconds to check for a _______.
Answer: 10, pulse
, ●● what is the first rescuer to do upon arriving at the scene?
Answer: check for safety.
●● lone rescuer compression-ventilation ratio of _________ to
___________.
Answer: 30 compressions to 2 ventilations
●● explain hand placement for chest compressions
Answer: the heel of on hand should be placed on the center of the chest
on the lower half of the breastbone.
●● when compressions are of the appropriate depth it creates___ ____ to
the body.
Answer: blood flow
●● _____ allows the heart to refill with blood and is necessary for chest
compressions to create blood flow
Answer: chest recoil
●● do not move the victim while CPR is in progress unless the victim is
in a ________ ________.
Answer: dangerous environment
