AMERICAN RED CROSS BASIC LIFE
SUPPORT 100 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
You use critical thinking when you: - answer Perform a rapid assessment and determine a
course of action.
Anticipate roles and functions as part of a team based on the patient's presentation and
condition.
Re-evaluate the situation for changes, interpret these changes and modify care accordingly.
Closed-loop communication - answer A communication technique used to prevent
misunderstandings; the receiver confirms that the message has been received and understood.
Team Leader Responsibilities - answer Assigns and understands team roles.
Sets clear expectations.
Prioritizes, directs and acts decisively.
Encourages and allows team input and interaction.
Focuses on the big picture.
Monitors performance while providing support.
Acts as a role model.
,Coaches the team.
Re-evaluates and summarizes progress.
Leads a debriefing session.
Asses - answer Perform visual survey, check for responsiveness, and simultaneously check for
breathing and pulse.
When checking pulse and breathing, you check for at least 5 seconds but no more than - answer
10 seconds
Shoot-tap-shoot - answer Used to check for patient responsiveness. On an adult or child, you
tap the shoulder. On infant, you tap bottom of the foot.
Recognize - answer Patient may be experiencing a life-threatening emergency. Injury, respiratory
arrest, cardiac arrest, obstructed airway, or opioid overdose.
Care - answer Provide care and Reassess and document
What do you do for a patient in respiratory arrest? - answer Deliver ventilations, no
compressions. (when has pulse as well)
What do you do for a patient in cardiac arrest? - answer Start 30 compressions within 10
seconds of identification. Get AED and activate response team.
Open the airway - answer To check for breathing and a pulse, you must first open the patient's
airway using either the head-tilt/chin-lift technique or the modified jaw-thrust maneuver.
, Modified jaw-thrust maneuver - answer When patient as an expected neck or head injury.
You are about to start your morning rounds, when you hear a loud crash in Mrs. Bailey's room.
When you enter her doorway, you see her lying on the floor with her walker tipped over next to
her. You must first perform a visual survey. What actions should you take? - answer Scan the
patient's room for any obvious hazards, determine whether any additional help is needed, and
observe for any signs of illness or injury, including life-threatening bleeding.
The room is safe to enter. As you approach Mrs. Bailey you do not see any signs of life-
threatening bleeding, but she appears unresponsive. Which action should you perform next? -
answer Use the shoot-tap-shoot sequence to determine responsiveness.
Mrs. Bailey is unresponsive. You suspect she may have a head injury. Which technique should
you use to open Mrs. Bailey's airway? - answer Modified Jaw Thrust
As you check Mrs. Bailey's breathing, you look to see whether her chest rises and falls, listen for
escaping air and feel for breathing against the side of your cheek. Is this the correct course of
action? - answer Yes
Rapid assessment of Mrs. Bailey's breathing reveals irregular, gasping breaths. You correctly
identify this pattern of breathing as: - answer Agonal Breaths
Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival - answer Surveillance and prevention
Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the emergency response system
Early CPR to keep oxygen-rich blood flowing and to help delay brain damage and death
Early defibrillation to help restore an effective heart rhythm and significantly increase the
patient's chance for survival.
SUPPORT 100 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
You use critical thinking when you: - answer Perform a rapid assessment and determine a
course of action.
Anticipate roles and functions as part of a team based on the patient's presentation and
condition.
Re-evaluate the situation for changes, interpret these changes and modify care accordingly.
Closed-loop communication - answer A communication technique used to prevent
misunderstandings; the receiver confirms that the message has been received and understood.
Team Leader Responsibilities - answer Assigns and understands team roles.
Sets clear expectations.
Prioritizes, directs and acts decisively.
Encourages and allows team input and interaction.
Focuses on the big picture.
Monitors performance while providing support.
Acts as a role model.
,Coaches the team.
Re-evaluates and summarizes progress.
Leads a debriefing session.
Asses - answer Perform visual survey, check for responsiveness, and simultaneously check for
breathing and pulse.
When checking pulse and breathing, you check for at least 5 seconds but no more than - answer
10 seconds
Shoot-tap-shoot - answer Used to check for patient responsiveness. On an adult or child, you
tap the shoulder. On infant, you tap bottom of the foot.
Recognize - answer Patient may be experiencing a life-threatening emergency. Injury, respiratory
arrest, cardiac arrest, obstructed airway, or opioid overdose.
Care - answer Provide care and Reassess and document
What do you do for a patient in respiratory arrest? - answer Deliver ventilations, no
compressions. (when has pulse as well)
What do you do for a patient in cardiac arrest? - answer Start 30 compressions within 10
seconds of identification. Get AED and activate response team.
Open the airway - answer To check for breathing and a pulse, you must first open the patient's
airway using either the head-tilt/chin-lift technique or the modified jaw-thrust maneuver.
, Modified jaw-thrust maneuver - answer When patient as an expected neck or head injury.
You are about to start your morning rounds, when you hear a loud crash in Mrs. Bailey's room.
When you enter her doorway, you see her lying on the floor with her walker tipped over next to
her. You must first perform a visual survey. What actions should you take? - answer Scan the
patient's room for any obvious hazards, determine whether any additional help is needed, and
observe for any signs of illness or injury, including life-threatening bleeding.
The room is safe to enter. As you approach Mrs. Bailey you do not see any signs of life-
threatening bleeding, but she appears unresponsive. Which action should you perform next? -
answer Use the shoot-tap-shoot sequence to determine responsiveness.
Mrs. Bailey is unresponsive. You suspect she may have a head injury. Which technique should
you use to open Mrs. Bailey's airway? - answer Modified Jaw Thrust
As you check Mrs. Bailey's breathing, you look to see whether her chest rises and falls, listen for
escaping air and feel for breathing against the side of your cheek. Is this the correct course of
action? - answer Yes
Rapid assessment of Mrs. Bailey's breathing reveals irregular, gasping breaths. You correctly
identify this pattern of breathing as: - answer Agonal Breaths
Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival - answer Surveillance and prevention
Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the emergency response system
Early CPR to keep oxygen-rich blood flowing and to help delay brain damage and death
Early defibrillation to help restore an effective heart rhythm and significantly increase the
patient's chance for survival.
