American Red Cross BLS Final
Assessment
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? - ANS-"I'll go get the AED."
The nurse assesses a responsive adult and determines she is choking. Which intervention
should the nurse implement? - ANS-Cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts
After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is the next link in the Adult
In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - ANS-Early high-quality CPR
You are providing high-quality CPR on a 6-year-old patient who weighs 44 pounds. The AED
arrives. It does not have a pediatric setting and includes only adult AED pads. What should you
do? - ANS-Use the adult AED pads.
You have assessed your patient and recognized that they are in cardiac arrest. You should
begin CPR __________. - ANS-Immediately
You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice she is slumped over in her chair and appears
unresponsive and cyanotic. You do not see signs of life-threatening bleeding. Which is the next
appropriate action? - ANS-Check for responsiveness.
A well-organized team response when performing high-quality CPR includes ensuring that
providers switch off performing compressions every _____ minutes. - ANS-2
You and two nurses have been performing CPR on a 72-year-old patient, Ben Phillips. When
Mr. Phillips shows signs of ROSC, where should you perform the pulse check? - ANS-At the
carotid or femoral artery
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique should
you use to open the patient's airway? - ANS-Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
You are alone caring for a 4-month-old infant who has gone into cardiac arrest. Which is the
most effective CPR technique to perform until help arrives? - ANS-Standing or kneeling at the
side of the infant with your hips at a slight angle, provide chest compressions using the
encircling thumbs technique and deliver ventilations with a pocket mask or face shield.
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
Assessment
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? - ANS-"I'll go get the AED."
The nurse assesses a responsive adult and determines she is choking. Which intervention
should the nurse implement? - ANS-Cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts
After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is the next link in the Adult
In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - ANS-Early high-quality CPR
You are providing high-quality CPR on a 6-year-old patient who weighs 44 pounds. The AED
arrives. It does not have a pediatric setting and includes only adult AED pads. What should you
do? - ANS-Use the adult AED pads.
You have assessed your patient and recognized that they are in cardiac arrest. You should
begin CPR __________. - ANS-Immediately
You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice she is slumped over in her chair and appears
unresponsive and cyanotic. You do not see signs of life-threatening bleeding. Which is the next
appropriate action? - ANS-Check for responsiveness.
A well-organized team response when performing high-quality CPR includes ensuring that
providers switch off performing compressions every _____ minutes. - ANS-2
You and two nurses have been performing CPR on a 72-year-old patient, Ben Phillips. When
Mr. Phillips shows signs of ROSC, where should you perform the pulse check? - ANS-At the
carotid or femoral artery
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique should
you use to open the patient's airway? - ANS-Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
You are alone caring for a 4-month-old infant who has gone into cardiac arrest. Which is the
most effective CPR technique to perform until help arrives? - ANS-Standing or kneeling at the
side of the infant with your hips at a slight angle, provide chest compressions using the
encircling thumbs technique and deliver ventilations with a pocket mask or face shield.
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
