Basic Life Support Exam B
1. When performing CPR on an unresponsive choking victim what
modification should you incorporate?
- Each time you open the airway look for the obstructing object
2. Members of the team know their boundaries and ask for help before the
resuscitation attempt worsens. Match this statement with the most
appropriate element of team dynamics listed.
- Knowing your limitations
3. Rapid defibrillation is a link in the adult Chain of Survival. Why is this
important to survival?
- It eliminates the abnormal heart rhythm
4. Why is allowing complete chest recoil important when performing high
-quality CPR? - The heart will adequately refill between compressions
5. Which action is most likely to positively impact this victim s survival?
- Performing high-quality
6. You and another rescuer begin CPR. After a few cycles, you notice the chest
compression rate is slowing. What should you say to offer constructive
feedback?
- You need to compress at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute.
7. You witness someone suddenly collapse. The person is unresponsive, you
hear gasping sounds, and there is no pulse. What should you do next?
- Begin CPR; the gasps are not normal breathing
8. You have determined that the infant is responsive and choking with a severe
airway obstruction. How do you relieve the airway obstruction?
- Give sets of 5 back slaps and 5 chest thrusts
1. When performing CPR on an unresponsive choking victim what
modification should you incorporate?
- Each time you open the airway look for the obstructing object
2. Members of the team know their boundaries and ask for help before the
resuscitation attempt worsens. Match this statement with the most
appropriate element of team dynamics listed.
- Knowing your limitations
3. Rapid defibrillation is a link in the adult Chain of Survival. Why is this
important to survival?
- It eliminates the abnormal heart rhythm
4. Why is allowing complete chest recoil important when performing high
-quality CPR? - The heart will adequately refill between compressions
5. Which action is most likely to positively impact this victim s survival?
- Performing high-quality
6. You and another rescuer begin CPR. After a few cycles, you notice the chest
compression rate is slowing. What should you say to offer constructive
feedback?
- You need to compress at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute.
7. You witness someone suddenly collapse. The person is unresponsive, you
hear gasping sounds, and there is no pulse. What should you do next?
- Begin CPR; the gasps are not normal breathing
8. You have determined that the infant is responsive and choking with a severe
airway obstruction. How do you relieve the airway obstruction?
- Give sets of 5 back slaps and 5 chest thrusts
