Heart code BLS Questions and Answers
A bag-mask device is used to provide _________ to a victim who is not breathing or not
breathing normally. - ANSWER-positive-pressure ventilation.
Adult victim, opioid-associated life-threatening emergency.
-Victim is unresponsive and not breathing normally but has pulse.
What is the next action the rescuer should take? - ANSWER-Give 1 rescue breath every
6 seconds.
After assessing a victim is not breathing and has no pulse, what do you instruct you
colleague to do? - ANSWER-Activate the emergency response system and get the
AED.
Check for breathing and pulse for no more than ______ seconds. - ANSWER-10
How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is present? - ANSWER-Head
tilt-chin lift
How does CPR differ in an unresponsive adult choking victim? - ANSWER-The airway
is checked for the obstructing object.
How is CPR preformed differently when an advanced airway is in place? - ANSWER-No
pauses for ventilations.
To avoid fatigue, when should team roles alternate providing compressions? -
ANSWER-Every 5 cycles or 2 minutes.
Visibly pregnant women.
-unresponsive, is not breathing, and has no pulse (cardiac arrest).
What is your next action? - ANSWER-Begin chest compressions
What are common administration routes for naloxone? - ANSWER-Intravenous,
intranasal, & intramuscular.
What are examples of effective team dynamics? - ANSWER-Knowledge sharing,
constructive intervention , debriefing, & clear roles and responsibilities.
What are some of the special considerations when using an AED? - ANSWER-Water,
implanted defibrillators/pacemakers, excessive chest hair, & transdermal medicine
patches.
A bag-mask device is used to provide _________ to a victim who is not breathing or not
breathing normally. - ANSWER-positive-pressure ventilation.
Adult victim, opioid-associated life-threatening emergency.
-Victim is unresponsive and not breathing normally but has pulse.
What is the next action the rescuer should take? - ANSWER-Give 1 rescue breath every
6 seconds.
After assessing a victim is not breathing and has no pulse, what do you instruct you
colleague to do? - ANSWER-Activate the emergency response system and get the
AED.
Check for breathing and pulse for no more than ______ seconds. - ANSWER-10
How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is present? - ANSWER-Head
tilt-chin lift
How does CPR differ in an unresponsive adult choking victim? - ANSWER-The airway
is checked for the obstructing object.
How is CPR preformed differently when an advanced airway is in place? - ANSWER-No
pauses for ventilations.
To avoid fatigue, when should team roles alternate providing compressions? -
ANSWER-Every 5 cycles or 2 minutes.
Visibly pregnant women.
-unresponsive, is not breathing, and has no pulse (cardiac arrest).
What is your next action? - ANSWER-Begin chest compressions
What are common administration routes for naloxone? - ANSWER-Intravenous,
intranasal, & intramuscular.
What are examples of effective team dynamics? - ANSWER-Knowledge sharing,
constructive intervention , debriefing, & clear roles and responsibilities.
What are some of the special considerations when using an AED? - ANSWER-Water,
implanted defibrillators/pacemakers, excessive chest hair, & transdermal medicine
patches.
