AHA BLS EXAM REVIEW 2025 NEW UPDATE
SOLUTION.
Several rescuers respond and you ask them to activate the
emergency response and retrieve the AED and emergency
equipment. As you check for a pulse and breathing, you notice
that the man is gasping for air and making snorting sounds. You
do not feel a pulse. What is the next best action?
a. Start high-quality cpr, beginning with chest compressions
b. monitor the victim until additional, more experienced help
arrives
c. provide rescue breathing by delivering 1 breath every 5-6
seconds
d. find someone to help by retrieving the nearest AED -
ANSWER>>A
What is the ratio of chest compressions to breaths when providing
cpr to an adult?
a. 10 compressions to 2 breaths
b. 15 compressions to 2 breaths
c. 30 compressions to 2 breaths
d. 100 compressions to 2 breaths -
ANSWER>>C
What are the rate and depth of chest compressions on an adult? a,
rate of 60-80 compressions per minute and depth of about 1 inch
b. rate of 80-100 compressions per minute and depth of about 1.5
inches
c. rate of 120-140 compressions per minute and depth of about
,2.5 inches
d. rate of 100-120 compressions per minute and depth of at least
2 inches - ANSWER>>D
What action should you take when more rescuers arrive?
a. Assign tasks to other rescuers and rotate compressions every
2 minutes or more frequently if needed to avoid fatigued
b. Continue cpr while the aed is attached even if you are fatigued
c. wait for the most experienced rescuer to provide direction to
the team
d. direct the team to assign a team leader and toles while you
continue cpr - ANSWER>>A
If you suspect that and unresponsive has head or neck trauma
what is preffered method to opening the airway?
A. head-tilt, chin-lift
B. jaw thrust
C. head tilt-neck lift
D. avoid opening the airway - ANSWER
>>B
What is the most appropriate first step to take as soon as the AED
arrives at the victim's side?
a power on the aed
b. apply the pads
c. press the analyze button
d. press the shock button - ANSWER
>>A
Which step is one of universal steps for operating an AED?
a. placing pads on victims bare chest
, b. shaving victims hairy chest
c. removing victim from water
d. finding victims implanted pacemaker - ANSWER
>>A
If a victim of cardiac arrest has an implanted pacemaker or defib,
what special steps should be taken?
a. avoid placing the aed pad directly over the implanted device
b. avoid using the aed to prevent damage to the implanted device
c. turn off the implanted device before applying the aed pads
d. consider using pediatric pads to decrease the shock dose
delivered - ANSWER>>A
What action should you take when the aed is analyzing the heart
rhythm?
a. Check the pulse
b. continue the chest compressions
c. give rescue breaths only
d. stand clear of the victim - ANSWER>>D
After performing high-quality cpr for 5 minutes, team leader
frequently interrupts chest compressions to check for a pulse
even though the victim has no organized rhythm when aed
analyzes the rhythm/ Which action demonstrates constructive
intervention?
a. ask another rescuer what he thinks should be done
b. say nothing that contradicts the team leader
c. suggest to resume chest compressions without delay
d. wait until the debriefing session afterward to discuss is -
ANSWER>>C
SOLUTION.
Several rescuers respond and you ask them to activate the
emergency response and retrieve the AED and emergency
equipment. As you check for a pulse and breathing, you notice
that the man is gasping for air and making snorting sounds. You
do not feel a pulse. What is the next best action?
a. Start high-quality cpr, beginning with chest compressions
b. monitor the victim until additional, more experienced help
arrives
c. provide rescue breathing by delivering 1 breath every 5-6
seconds
d. find someone to help by retrieving the nearest AED -
ANSWER>>A
What is the ratio of chest compressions to breaths when providing
cpr to an adult?
a. 10 compressions to 2 breaths
b. 15 compressions to 2 breaths
c. 30 compressions to 2 breaths
d. 100 compressions to 2 breaths -
ANSWER>>C
What are the rate and depth of chest compressions on an adult? a,
rate of 60-80 compressions per minute and depth of about 1 inch
b. rate of 80-100 compressions per minute and depth of about 1.5
inches
c. rate of 120-140 compressions per minute and depth of about
,2.5 inches
d. rate of 100-120 compressions per minute and depth of at least
2 inches - ANSWER>>D
What action should you take when more rescuers arrive?
a. Assign tasks to other rescuers and rotate compressions every
2 minutes or more frequently if needed to avoid fatigued
b. Continue cpr while the aed is attached even if you are fatigued
c. wait for the most experienced rescuer to provide direction to
the team
d. direct the team to assign a team leader and toles while you
continue cpr - ANSWER>>A
If you suspect that and unresponsive has head or neck trauma
what is preffered method to opening the airway?
A. head-tilt, chin-lift
B. jaw thrust
C. head tilt-neck lift
D. avoid opening the airway - ANSWER
>>B
What is the most appropriate first step to take as soon as the AED
arrives at the victim's side?
a power on the aed
b. apply the pads
c. press the analyze button
d. press the shock button - ANSWER
>>A
Which step is one of universal steps for operating an AED?
a. placing pads on victims bare chest
, b. shaving victims hairy chest
c. removing victim from water
d. finding victims implanted pacemaker - ANSWER
>>A
If a victim of cardiac arrest has an implanted pacemaker or defib,
what special steps should be taken?
a. avoid placing the aed pad directly over the implanted device
b. avoid using the aed to prevent damage to the implanted device
c. turn off the implanted device before applying the aed pads
d. consider using pediatric pads to decrease the shock dose
delivered - ANSWER>>A
What action should you take when the aed is analyzing the heart
rhythm?
a. Check the pulse
b. continue the chest compressions
c. give rescue breaths only
d. stand clear of the victim - ANSWER>>D
After performing high-quality cpr for 5 minutes, team leader
frequently interrupts chest compressions to check for a pulse
even though the victim has no organized rhythm when aed
analyzes the rhythm/ Which action demonstrates constructive
intervention?
a. ask another rescuer what he thinks should be done
b. say nothing that contradicts the team leader
c. suggest to resume chest compressions without delay
d. wait until the debriefing session afterward to discuss is -
ANSWER>>C
