American Red Cross Final Exam BLS ~
Questions And Answers
You and your colleagues have been providing high-quality CPR for and using
the AED on Mr. Sauer. While providing ventilations, you notice that Mr. Sauer
moves and appears to be breathing. What is the correct course of action?
Correct Ans - Stop CPR, check for breathing and a pulse and monitor Mr.
Sauer until the advanced cardiac life support team takes over.
Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him on the ground, unresponsive.
After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is your
next action according to the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival?
Correct Ans - Early CPR
The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent patient care
includes which three elements? Correct Ans - Assess, Recognize, Care
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which
technique should you use to open the patient's airway? Correct Ans -
Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble,
suddenly goes into cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague
reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Which statement is true
regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient? Correct Ans - AED
use is safe for pregnant patients. Ya'll better know that.
You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the
compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? Correct
Ans - In both children and infants, the compression-to-ventilation ratio is
30:2 during single-provider CPR and 15:2 during multiple-provider CPR.
You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her lunch splattered on the floor. She is
slumped over the bedside table and does not appear to be breathing. You
perform a visual survey and determine that the scene is safe. Which is the next
appropriate action? Correct Ans - Check for responsiveness
Questions And Answers
You and your colleagues have been providing high-quality CPR for and using
the AED on Mr. Sauer. While providing ventilations, you notice that Mr. Sauer
moves and appears to be breathing. What is the correct course of action?
Correct Ans - Stop CPR, check for breathing and a pulse and monitor Mr.
Sauer until the advanced cardiac life support team takes over.
Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him on the ground, unresponsive.
After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is your
next action according to the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival?
Correct Ans - Early CPR
The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent patient care
includes which three elements? Correct Ans - Assess, Recognize, Care
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which
technique should you use to open the patient's airway? Correct Ans -
Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble,
suddenly goes into cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague
reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Which statement is true
regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient? Correct Ans - AED
use is safe for pregnant patients. Ya'll better know that.
You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the
compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? Correct
Ans - In both children and infants, the compression-to-ventilation ratio is
30:2 during single-provider CPR and 15:2 during multiple-provider CPR.
You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her lunch splattered on the floor. She is
slumped over the bedside table and does not appear to be breathing. You
perform a visual survey and determine that the scene is safe. Which is the next
appropriate action? Correct Ans - Check for responsiveness
