CPR BLS Provider Written Exam-
2025 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
What actions should occur next to support a team-based resuscitation
attempt? ~CORRECT ANSWER~Two rescuers should alternate giving
high-quality chest compressions
Two rescuers begin high-quality CPR while the their rescuer leaves to get
the AED. What action supports 2-rescuer CPR? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~Alternating the compressor role every 2 minutes
Why is defibrillation important? ~CORRECT ANSWER~It can restore a
regular cardiac rhythm.
A 53-year-od woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not
breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency
medical technician, rushes to her with an AED. When the AED arrives,
what is the first step for using it? ~CORRECT ANSWER~Turn on the AED
A 53-year-od woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not
breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency
medical technician, rushes to her with an AED. After the AED pads are
attached to the person, the AED detects ventricular fibrillation. What is the
next step when using an AED? ~CORRECT ANSWER~Follow the AED
prompts
, A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive.
What is your first course of action? ~CORRECT ANSWER~Start CPR,
beginning with chest compressions
A middle-aged man collapses. You and a second rescuer go to the victim
and find that he is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a
pulse. You and another rescuer begin CPR. After a few cycles, you notice
the chest compression rate is slowing. What should you say to offer
constructive feedback? ~CORRECT ANSWER~"You need to compress at a
rate of 100 to 120 per minute."
What special circumstance should a rescuer consider when using an AED?
~CORRECT ANSWER~On a hairy chest, the pads may not stick and may
fail to deliver a shock
Early defibrillation is a link in the adult Chain of Survival. Why is this
important to survival? ~CORRECT ANSWER~It eliminates the abnormal
heart rhythm.
Which characteristics of chest compressions in high-quality CPR are given
to a child? ~CORRECT ANSWER~A least one third the depth of the chest,
approximately 2 inches (5 cm)
2025 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
What actions should occur next to support a team-based resuscitation
attempt? ~CORRECT ANSWER~Two rescuers should alternate giving
high-quality chest compressions
Two rescuers begin high-quality CPR while the their rescuer leaves to get
the AED. What action supports 2-rescuer CPR? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~Alternating the compressor role every 2 minutes
Why is defibrillation important? ~CORRECT ANSWER~It can restore a
regular cardiac rhythm.
A 53-year-od woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not
breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency
medical technician, rushes to her with an AED. When the AED arrives,
what is the first step for using it? ~CORRECT ANSWER~Turn on the AED
A 53-year-od woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not
breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency
medical technician, rushes to her with an AED. After the AED pads are
attached to the person, the AED detects ventricular fibrillation. What is the
next step when using an AED? ~CORRECT ANSWER~Follow the AED
prompts
, A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive.
What is your first course of action? ~CORRECT ANSWER~Start CPR,
beginning with chest compressions
A middle-aged man collapses. You and a second rescuer go to the victim
and find that he is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a
pulse. You and another rescuer begin CPR. After a few cycles, you notice
the chest compression rate is slowing. What should you say to offer
constructive feedback? ~CORRECT ANSWER~"You need to compress at a
rate of 100 to 120 per minute."
What special circumstance should a rescuer consider when using an AED?
~CORRECT ANSWER~On a hairy chest, the pads may not stick and may
fail to deliver a shock
Early defibrillation is a link in the adult Chain of Survival. Why is this
important to survival? ~CORRECT ANSWER~It eliminates the abnormal
heart rhythm.
Which characteristics of chest compressions in high-quality CPR are given
to a child? ~CORRECT ANSWER~A least one third the depth of the chest,
approximately 2 inches (5 cm)
