AMERICAN RED CROSS FINAL EXAM BLS
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
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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 answer-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 answer-Early
CPR
The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent
patient care includes which three elements? - correct answer-
Assess, Recognize, Care
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You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck
injury. Which technique should you use to open the patient's
airway? - correct answer-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 answer-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 answer-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 answer-Check for responsiveness