BLS Exam YMCA
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 _________________________.
✔✔Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF)
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: ✔✔Maintain an open airway.
When chest compressions stop, blood flow ______________________
significantly. ✔✔decreases
To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself: ✔✔Above the patient's
head.
Too many rescue breaths too quickly or breaths that are too large is
_______________________, which can be harmful. ✔✔Excessive 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? ✔✔Power 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? ✔✔Send 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? ✔✔Switch
out the compressor.
You are using a bag-mask device to ventilate a 16-year-old in cardiac arrest
who collapsed suddenly during a soccer game. An endotracheal tube has been
placed by an advanced life support provider on the resuscitation team. Proper
ventilation technique in the situation requires that you: ✔✔Squeeze the bag to
deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds.
Which of the following best describes the use of naloxone? ✔✔Naloxone is an
opioid antagonist; it can reverse and block the effects of opioids.
Teamwork in high-performance resuscitation requires the use of
_____________________. ✔✔Clear and effective communication
The first link in the out-of-hospital pediatric chains of survival is:
✔✔Prevention of causes of cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, or respiratory
arrest.
To locate the femoral pulse: ✔✔Place two or three fingers midway between
the hip bone and pubic bone, just below the crease where the leg joins the
torso.
Fewer and shorter interruptions in chest compressions are associated with
_______________. ✔✔Better outcomes
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 _________________________.
✔✔Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF)
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: ✔✔Maintain an open airway.
When chest compressions stop, blood flow ______________________
significantly. ✔✔decreases
To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself: ✔✔Above the patient's
head.
Too many rescue breaths too quickly or breaths that are too large is
_______________________, which can be harmful. ✔✔Excessive 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? ✔✔Power 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? ✔✔Send 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? ✔✔Switch
out the compressor.
You are using a bag-mask device to ventilate a 16-year-old in cardiac arrest
who collapsed suddenly during a soccer game. An endotracheal tube has been
placed by an advanced life support provider on the resuscitation team. Proper
ventilation technique in the situation requires that you: ✔✔Squeeze the bag to
deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds.
Which of the following best describes the use of naloxone? ✔✔Naloxone is an
opioid antagonist; it can reverse and block the effects of opioids.
Teamwork in high-performance resuscitation requires the use of
_____________________. ✔✔Clear and effective communication
The first link in the out-of-hospital pediatric chains of survival is:
✔✔Prevention of causes of cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, or respiratory
arrest.
To locate the femoral pulse: ✔✔Place two or three fingers midway between
the hip bone and pubic bone, just below the crease where the leg joins the
torso.
Fewer and shorter interruptions in chest compressions are associated with
_______________. ✔✔Better outcomes
