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BLS HOSPITAL CORPSMAN 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1. To perform the head-tilt/chin lift technique on an adult: - correct answer -
Press down on the forehead while pulling up on the bony part of the chin
with two to three fingers of the other hand.
2. Modified Jaw-Thrust Maneuver - correct answer - used to open the
airway when a patient is suspected of having a head, neck or spinal
injury. To perform this maneuver on an adult, kneel above the patient's
head
3. Simultaneous Breathing and Pulse Check - correct answer - Once the
airway is open, simultaneously check for breathing and a carotid pulse,
for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds.
4. Agonal Breaths - correct answer - isolated or infrequent gasping that
occur in the absence of normal breathing in an unconscious patient.
5. How many ventalations and how often for patient in respiratory arrest? -
correct answer - Give 1 ventilation every 5 to 6 seconds
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6. myocardial infarction - correct answer - myocardial infarction heart
attack refers to the necrosis (death) of heart tissue as a result of a loss
of oxygenated blood.
7. Abandonment - correct answer - Discontinuing care once it has begun.
8. Abdominal thrusts - correct answer - Inward and upward thrusts just
above the navel to force an object out of the airway when a person is
choking.
9. Adolescent - correct answer - In the context of CPR, someone from the
onset of puberty (as evidenced by breast development in girls and
underarm hair development in boys-usually around the age of 12)
through adulthood.
10. Advance directive - correct answer - Written instructions that describe
a patient's wishes (or the wishes of the parent and/or legal guardian)
regarding medical treatment or healthcare decisions.
11. Agonal breaths - correct answer - Isolated or infrequent gasps that
occur in the absence of normal breathing in an unconscious patient; can
occur after the heart has stopped beating and are considered a sign of
cardiac arrest.
BLS HOSPITAL CORPSMAN 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1. To perform the head-tilt/chin lift technique on an adult: - correct answer -
Press down on the forehead while pulling up on the bony part of the chin
with two to three fingers of the other hand.
2. Modified Jaw-Thrust Maneuver - correct answer - used to open the
airway when a patient is suspected of having a head, neck or spinal
injury. To perform this maneuver on an adult, kneel above the patient's
head
3. Simultaneous Breathing and Pulse Check - correct answer - Once the
airway is open, simultaneously check for breathing and a carotid pulse,
for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds.
4. Agonal Breaths - correct answer - isolated or infrequent gasping that
occur in the absence of normal breathing in an unconscious patient.
5. How many ventalations and how often for patient in respiratory arrest? -
correct answer - Give 1 ventilation every 5 to 6 seconds
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6. myocardial infarction - correct answer - myocardial infarction heart
attack refers to the necrosis (death) of heart tissue as a result of a loss
of oxygenated blood.
7. Abandonment - correct answer - Discontinuing care once it has begun.
8. Abdominal thrusts - correct answer - Inward and upward thrusts just
above the navel to force an object out of the airway when a person is
choking.
9. Adolescent - correct answer - In the context of CPR, someone from the
onset of puberty (as evidenced by breast development in girls and
underarm hair development in boys-usually around the age of 12)
through adulthood.
10. Advance directive - correct answer - Written instructions that describe
a patient's wishes (or the wishes of the parent and/or legal guardian)
regarding medical treatment or healthcare decisions.
11. Agonal breaths - correct answer - Isolated or infrequent gasps that
occur in the absence of normal breathing in an unconscious patient; can
occur after the heart has stopped beating and are considered a sign of
cardiac arrest.
