BLS Exam YMCA Questions and Answers
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Which of the following is the common AED pad placement for an infant? Front-and-back
placement, center of the chest
You are the only BLS Provider responding to "baby not breathing." A panic-stricken grandparent
says they put the baby down for a regular nap and discovered her not breathing 3 hours later. The
scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. The infant is unresponsive. You have
activated EMS and/or your EAP. Other providers are on the way with an AED. The infant is not
breathing. There is no brachial pulse. The infant's lips are blue. The extremities are cool. What
should you do? Immediately start high-quality CPR, beginning with chest compressions.
When two or more BLS providers attempt to resuscitate an infant: Provider 1 delivers
high-quality compressions while Provider 2 delivers effective breaths.
You are responding to a shout for help from Outpatient Services. As you approach, you find a
distraught teen holding a pale, 2-month-old infant. "I was feeding him. He started choking. Oh
please - please - help him." The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. The
responsive infant is coughing weakly and making a whistling sound when inhaling. You have
, activated your facility's EAP. What should you do now? Hold the infant facedown over
your forearm and give 5 back slaps.
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
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Which of the following is the common AED pad placement for an infant? Front-and-back
placement, center of the chest
You are the only BLS Provider responding to "baby not breathing." A panic-stricken grandparent
says they put the baby down for a regular nap and discovered her not breathing 3 hours later. The
scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. The infant is unresponsive. You have
activated EMS and/or your EAP. Other providers are on the way with an AED. The infant is not
breathing. There is no brachial pulse. The infant's lips are blue. The extremities are cool. What
should you do? Immediately start high-quality CPR, beginning with chest compressions.
When two or more BLS providers attempt to resuscitate an infant: Provider 1 delivers
high-quality compressions while Provider 2 delivers effective breaths.
You are responding to a shout for help from Outpatient Services. As you approach, you find a
distraught teen holding a pale, 2-month-old infant. "I was feeding him. He started choking. Oh
please - please - help him." The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. The
responsive infant is coughing weakly and making a whistling sound when inhaling. You have
, activated your facility's EAP. What should you do now? Hold the infant facedown over
your forearm and give 5 back slaps.
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
