BLS Recertification course exam
Agonal gasps are not normal breathing and may be present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac
arrest - ✔✔✔True
The jaw thrust maneuver should be used to open the airway of an individual with suspected head or
neck injury - ✔✔✔True
If you did not witness the arrest of a child or an infant you should provide two minutes of CPR before
leaving them to activate the emergency response system and get the AED - ✔✔✔True
If you cannot see the infants chest rise and fall re-position the airway and attempt to breathe again - ✔
✔✔True
If the individuals making a high-pitched wheezing noises and gasping for air or you should encourage
them to cough - ✔✔✔True
An AED may be used normally even if the individual is lying on the snow - ✔✔✔True
CPR is for form of all second rescue it gets an AED - ✔✔✔True
If the individual has no pulse and the rhythm is not shockable it is always recommended that you insert
advanced airway then start CPR - ✔✔✔False
If the AED advises "no shock," you should still defibrillate because defibrillation often restarts the heart
with no pulse - ✔✔✔False
The critical characteristics of high-quality CPR include which of the following - ✔✔✔All of the above
Starting chest compressions within 10 seconds of recognition of cardiac arrest
Agonal gasps are not normal breathing and may be present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac
arrest - ✔✔✔True
The jaw thrust maneuver should be used to open the airway of an individual with suspected head or
neck injury - ✔✔✔True
If you did not witness the arrest of a child or an infant you should provide two minutes of CPR before
leaving them to activate the emergency response system and get the AED - ✔✔✔True
If you cannot see the infants chest rise and fall re-position the airway and attempt to breathe again - ✔
✔✔True
If the individuals making a high-pitched wheezing noises and gasping for air or you should encourage
them to cough - ✔✔✔True
An AED may be used normally even if the individual is lying on the snow - ✔✔✔True
CPR is for form of all second rescue it gets an AED - ✔✔✔True
If the individual has no pulse and the rhythm is not shockable it is always recommended that you insert
advanced airway then start CPR - ✔✔✔False
If the AED advises "no shock," you should still defibrillate because defibrillation often restarts the heart
with no pulse - ✔✔✔False
The critical characteristics of high-quality CPR include which of the following - ✔✔✔All of the above
Starting chest compressions within 10 seconds of recognition of cardiac arrest
