AMERICAN RED CROSS BLS FINAL
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW GRADED A+
⩥ Blood volume. Answer: The total amount of blood circulating within
the body.
⩥ Capillaries. Answer: Tiny blood vessel's linking arteries and veins;
they transfer oxygen and other nutrients from the blood to all body cells
and remove waste products.
⩥ Clotting. Answer: The process by which blood thickens add a wound
site to seal in opening in a blood vessel and stop bleeding.
⩥ Direct pressure. Answer: Pressure applied wanting wound to control
bleeding.
⩥ External bleeding. Answer: Bleeding on the outside of the body; often
visible bleeding.
⩥ Internal bleeding. Answer: Bleeding inside the body.
,⩥ Pressure bandage. Answer: A bandage applied snuggly to create
pressure on the wound to aid in controlling bleeding.
⩥ Tourniquest. Answer: A tight wideband placed around an arm or a leg
to constrict blood vessels in order to stop blood flow to a wound.
⩥ Veins. Answer: Blood vessels that carry oxygen-poor blood from all
parts of the body to the heart, except for the pulmonary veins, which
carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart from the lungs.
⩥ 3 major functions of blood. Answer: 1. transporting oxygen nutrients
and waste
2. protect against disease by producing antibodies and defending against
pathogens
3. maintain body temperature by circulating through the blood
⩥ Arterial bleeding. Answer: Under pressure, difficult to clot harder to
control bright red color, due to high concentration of oxygen, spurting
blood
⩥ Venous bleeding. Answer: Easier to control, flows steadily and closer
to surface, oxygen poor so it is dark red or maroon
, ⩥ Capillary bleeding. Answer: Most common type of bleeding, usually
slow oozing from a wound, clotting occurs easily blood is usually a paler
red.
⩥ Signs of severe internal bleeding. Answer: Tenders swollen bruised or
heard areas of the body such as the abdomen
Rapid breathing
Skin feels cool or moist for looks pale bluish
Vomiting blood or coughing up blood
Excessive thirst
And injured extremity that is blue or extremely pale
Altered mental state such as the person becoming confused fate drowsy
or unconscious many of the signals can also indicate shock
⩥ Shock. Answer: A life-threatening condition that occurs when the
circulatory system fails to provide adequate oxygenated blood to all
parts of the body
⩥ 3 conditions necessary to maintain adequate blood flow to body cells,
tissues and organs. Answer: The heart must be working well
The blood vessels must be intact and able to adjust blood flow
An adequate amount of blood must be circulating in the body
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW GRADED A+
⩥ Blood volume. Answer: The total amount of blood circulating within
the body.
⩥ Capillaries. Answer: Tiny blood vessel's linking arteries and veins;
they transfer oxygen and other nutrients from the blood to all body cells
and remove waste products.
⩥ Clotting. Answer: The process by which blood thickens add a wound
site to seal in opening in a blood vessel and stop bleeding.
⩥ Direct pressure. Answer: Pressure applied wanting wound to control
bleeding.
⩥ External bleeding. Answer: Bleeding on the outside of the body; often
visible bleeding.
⩥ Internal bleeding. Answer: Bleeding inside the body.
,⩥ Pressure bandage. Answer: A bandage applied snuggly to create
pressure on the wound to aid in controlling bleeding.
⩥ Tourniquest. Answer: A tight wideband placed around an arm or a leg
to constrict blood vessels in order to stop blood flow to a wound.
⩥ Veins. Answer: Blood vessels that carry oxygen-poor blood from all
parts of the body to the heart, except for the pulmonary veins, which
carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart from the lungs.
⩥ 3 major functions of blood. Answer: 1. transporting oxygen nutrients
and waste
2. protect against disease by producing antibodies and defending against
pathogens
3. maintain body temperature by circulating through the blood
⩥ Arterial bleeding. Answer: Under pressure, difficult to clot harder to
control bright red color, due to high concentration of oxygen, spurting
blood
⩥ Venous bleeding. Answer: Easier to control, flows steadily and closer
to surface, oxygen poor so it is dark red or maroon
, ⩥ Capillary bleeding. Answer: Most common type of bleeding, usually
slow oozing from a wound, clotting occurs easily blood is usually a paler
red.
⩥ Signs of severe internal bleeding. Answer: Tenders swollen bruised or
heard areas of the body such as the abdomen
Rapid breathing
Skin feels cool or moist for looks pale bluish
Vomiting blood or coughing up blood
Excessive thirst
And injured extremity that is blue or extremely pale
Altered mental state such as the person becoming confused fate drowsy
or unconscious many of the signals can also indicate shock
⩥ Shock. Answer: A life-threatening condition that occurs when the
circulatory system fails to provide adequate oxygenated blood to all
parts of the body
⩥ 3 conditions necessary to maintain adequate blood flow to body cells,
tissues and organs. Answer: The heart must be working well
The blood vessels must be intact and able to adjust blood flow
An adequate amount of blood must be circulating in the body
