HSI BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
You are a BLS provider assessing an unresponsive adult. The scene is safe, and you
have taken standard precautions. When you assess for breathing and pulse, you
definitely feel a pulse and see the person is breathing normally. You should: - answer
Maintain an open airway.
This BLS program is intended to: - answer train BLS providers in resuscitation, in the
context of your setting, and prepare you to recognize cardiac arrest in patients of all
ages.
When the lower chambers of the heart beat too quickly or quiver, the heart cannot pump
blood. These abnormal heart rhythms, or dysrhythmias, are known as
___________________ and _________________________. - answer Pulseless
ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF)
When chest compressions stop, blood flow ______________________ significantly. -
answerdecreases
To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself: - answerAbove the patient's
head.
Too many rescue breaths too quickly or breaths that are too large is
_______________________, which can be harmful. - answerExcessive ventilation
You are a lone BLS Provider responding to a possible adult cardiac arrest. The scene is
safe. You have taken standard precautions. The patient is unresponsive. You have
activated EMS and/or your EAP. Other providers are on the way. You have an AED.
The patient is occasionally gasping. You do not feel a carotid pulse. What should you
do? - answerPower on the AED. Apply adult pads to the patient's bare chest.
You are a lone BLS Provider responding to a possible cardiac arrest. The scene is safe.
You have taken standard precautions. An untrained bystander heard the person
collapse. You have activated EMS and/or your EAP. Other providers are on the way. An
AED is located in the building, about 3 minutes away. The adult patient is unresponsive
and making gurgling sounds. You do not feel a carotid pulse. You have a CPR mask
with a one-way valve. What should you do? - answerSend the bystander to get the
AED. Start high-quality CPR.
Four BLS Providers have been performing CPR on an adult cardiac arrest patient for 18
minutes. The last switch in roles was only about a minute ago, but the compressor says,
"I'm exhausted." What should they do? - answerSwitch out the compressor.
You are a BLS provider assessing an unresponsive adult. The scene is safe, and you
have taken standard precautions. When you assess for breathing and pulse, you
definitely feel a pulse and see the person is breathing normally. You should: - answer
Maintain an open airway.
This BLS program is intended to: - answer train BLS providers in resuscitation, in the
context of your setting, and prepare you to recognize cardiac arrest in patients of all
ages.
When the lower chambers of the heart beat too quickly or quiver, the heart cannot pump
blood. These abnormal heart rhythms, or dysrhythmias, are known as
___________________ and _________________________. - answer Pulseless
ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF)
When chest compressions stop, blood flow ______________________ significantly. -
answerdecreases
To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself: - answerAbove the patient's
head.
Too many rescue breaths too quickly or breaths that are too large is
_______________________, which can be harmful. - answerExcessive ventilation
You are a lone BLS Provider responding to a possible adult cardiac arrest. The scene is
safe. You have taken standard precautions. The patient is unresponsive. You have
activated EMS and/or your EAP. Other providers are on the way. You have an AED.
The patient is occasionally gasping. You do not feel a carotid pulse. What should you
do? - answerPower on the AED. Apply adult pads to the patient's bare chest.
You are a lone BLS Provider responding to a possible cardiac arrest. The scene is safe.
You have taken standard precautions. An untrained bystander heard the person
collapse. You have activated EMS and/or your EAP. Other providers are on the way. An
AED is located in the building, about 3 minutes away. The adult patient is unresponsive
and making gurgling sounds. You do not feel a carotid pulse. You have a CPR mask
with a one-way valve. What should you do? - answerSend the bystander to get the
AED. Start high-quality CPR.
Four BLS Providers have been performing CPR on an adult cardiac arrest patient for 18
minutes. The last switch in roles was only about a minute ago, but the compressor says,
"I'm exhausted." What should they do? - answerSwitch out the compressor.
