American Red Cross BLS Final Exam
Questions and Answers
After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is the next link in the
Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - Answer-Early high-quality CPR
The nurse assesses a responsive adult and determines she is choking. Which
intervention should the nurse implement? - Answer-Cycles of 5 back blows and 5
abdominal thrusts
You are providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has an endotracheal tube in place. How does
this affect compressions and ventilations? - Answer-The team should provide
ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation every 6 seconds without pausing compressions.
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes
into cardiac arrest. She is 28 weeks pregnant and her fundus is above the umbilicus.
Which statement is true regarding CPR and AED use for a pregnant patient? - Answer-
Providers should perform high-quality CPR and continuous left uterine displacement
(LUD) until the infant is delivered, even if ROSC is achieved.
What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for a child or infant in respiratory arrest or
failure? - Answer-1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
How is a child defined in terms of CPR/AED care? - Answer-Someone from the age of 1
to the onset of puberty
While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a patient who is
unresponsive in the exam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!"
Which response by the medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop communication? -
Answer-"I'll go get the AED."
During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to each member.
You recognize that a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action? -
Answer-Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been
overlooked.
You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the
compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? - Answer-15:2
You perform a rapid assessment and determine that your patient is experiencing
cardiac arrest. On the basis of your assessment findings, you begin CPR to improve the
patient's chances of survival. Which term refers to clearly and rationally identifying the
connection between information and actions? - Answer-Critical thinking
Questions and Answers
After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is the next link in the
Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - Answer-Early high-quality CPR
The nurse assesses a responsive adult and determines she is choking. Which
intervention should the nurse implement? - Answer-Cycles of 5 back blows and 5
abdominal thrusts
You are providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has an endotracheal tube in place. How does
this affect compressions and ventilations? - Answer-The team should provide
ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation every 6 seconds without pausing compressions.
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes
into cardiac arrest. She is 28 weeks pregnant and her fundus is above the umbilicus.
Which statement is true regarding CPR and AED use for a pregnant patient? - Answer-
Providers should perform high-quality CPR and continuous left uterine displacement
(LUD) until the infant is delivered, even if ROSC is achieved.
What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for a child or infant in respiratory arrest or
failure? - Answer-1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
How is a child defined in terms of CPR/AED care? - Answer-Someone from the age of 1
to the onset of puberty
While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a patient who is
unresponsive in the exam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!"
Which response by the medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop communication? -
Answer-"I'll go get the AED."
During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to each member.
You recognize that a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action? -
Answer-Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been
overlooked.
You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the
compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? - Answer-15:2
You perform a rapid assessment and determine that your patient is experiencing
cardiac arrest. On the basis of your assessment findings, you begin CPR to improve the
patient's chances of survival. Which term refers to clearly and rationally identifying the
connection between information and actions? - Answer-Critical thinking
