American Red Cross BLS: Final Exam Test Questions with
100% Correct Answers
After immediately initiating the emergency of 1 to the onset of puberty
response system, what is the next link in the
Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? -
ANSWER -Early high-quality CPR
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,
The nurse assesses a responsive adult and "Go get the AED!" Which response by the
determines she is choking. Which intervention medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop
should the nurse implement? - ANSWER - communication? - ANSWER -"I'll go get the
Cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts AED."
You are providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns
an endotracheal tube in place. How does this team roles and tasks to each member. You
affect compressions and ventilations? - recognize that a task has been overlooked.
ANSWER -The team should provide Which is the most appropriate action? -
ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation every 6 ANSWER -Alert the team leader
seconds without pausing compressions. immediately and identify for them what task has
been overlooked.
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your
patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into cardiac You and your colleagues are performing CPR on
arrest. She is 28 weeks pregnant and her fundus a 6-year-old child. What is the compression-to-
is above the umbilicus. Which statement is true ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? -
regarding CPR and AED use for a pregnant ANSWER -15:2
patient? - ANSWER -Providers should
perform high-quality CPR and continuous left
uterine displacement (LUD) until the infant is
delivered, even if ROSC is achieved. 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
What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for survival. Which term refers to clearly and
a child or infant in respiratory arrest or failure? - rationally identifying the connection between
ANSWER -1 ventilation every 2 to 3 information and actions? - ANSWER -
seconds Critical thinking
How is a child defined in terms of CPR/AED You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an
care? - ANSWER -Someone from the age adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You
should give 1 ventilation every: -
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100% Correct Answers
After immediately initiating the emergency of 1 to the onset of puberty
response system, what is the next link in the
Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? -
ANSWER -Early high-quality CPR
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,
The nurse assesses a responsive adult and "Go get the AED!" Which response by the
determines she is choking. Which intervention medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop
should the nurse implement? - ANSWER - communication? - ANSWER -"I'll go get the
Cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts AED."
You are providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns
an endotracheal tube in place. How does this team roles and tasks to each member. You
affect compressions and ventilations? - recognize that a task has been overlooked.
ANSWER -The team should provide Which is the most appropriate action? -
ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation every 6 ANSWER -Alert the team leader
seconds without pausing compressions. immediately and identify for them what task has
been overlooked.
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your
patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into cardiac You and your colleagues are performing CPR on
arrest. She is 28 weeks pregnant and her fundus a 6-year-old child. What is the compression-to-
is above the umbilicus. Which statement is true ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? -
regarding CPR and AED use for a pregnant ANSWER -15:2
patient? - ANSWER -Providers should
perform high-quality CPR and continuous left
uterine displacement (LUD) until the infant is
delivered, even if ROSC is achieved. 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
What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for survival. Which term refers to clearly and
a child or infant in respiratory arrest or failure? - rationally identifying the connection between
ANSWER -1 ventilation every 2 to 3 information and actions? - ANSWER -
seconds Critical thinking
How is a child defined in terms of CPR/AED You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an
care? - ANSWER -Someone from the age adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You
should give 1 ventilation every: -
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