HEARTCODE BLS LEARNING COMPANION
2026 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT AND
VENTILATION FUNDAMENTALS
◉ Your friend suddenly collapses at home and you determine she
needs CPR. You being CPR starting with chest compressions and are
about to deliver breaths by using mouth to mouth breaths. You open
the airway with the head tilt-Chin lift. what is the sequence of your
next position?
Answer: -pinch the nose and seal your lips around the victim's
mouth
-give one breath and blow for one second
-watch for chest rise while giving the breath
-give a second breath (blowing from about one second watching for
chest rise)
◉ What is the indication for mouth-to mouth- rescue breaths
Answer: when a barrier device is not aviable
◉ how cna you achieve a high chest compression fraction/
Answer: minimize pause in chest compression
,◉ when providing rescue breaths to an adult vicitm, you should give
_____ breaths every ____ seconds
Answer: 1; 6
◉ how is CPR performed differently when an advanced airway is in
place
Answer: no pauses for ventilations
◉ with an advancesd airway in place, rescue breaths should be given
at a rate of ___ breaths every __ seconds for adults
Answer: 1;6
◉ what is the correct sequence of actions for performing mouth to
mouth and nose breaths for an infant
Answer: 1. perform a head tilt-chin lift
2. place your mouth over the infant's mouth and nose to create an
airtight seal
3. give on breath, blowing for one second, watching for chest rise
◉ A rescuer arrives at the side of an adult victim and suspects an
opioid-associated life-threatening emergency. The victim is
unresponsive and not breathing normally but has a pulse. what is
the next action the rescuer should take?
Answer: give 1 rescue breath every 6 seconds
, ◉ when providing rescue breaths to a child or infant victim you
should give 1 breath every ___ to ___ seconds
Answer: 2;3
◉ what are common administration routes for naloxone?
Answer: intramuscular
intravenous
intranasal
◉ if a chocking victim is too large for you to wrap your arms around
the waist, you should perform ____thrusts
Answer: chest
◉ What is the sing ofo sever airway obstruction
Answer: inability to speak
◉ when performing abdominal thrusts in adults and children, in
which direction should your thrusts be directed
Answer: upward
◉ how does CPR differ in an unresponsive adult chocking vicitm?
2026 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT AND
VENTILATION FUNDAMENTALS
◉ Your friend suddenly collapses at home and you determine she
needs CPR. You being CPR starting with chest compressions and are
about to deliver breaths by using mouth to mouth breaths. You open
the airway with the head tilt-Chin lift. what is the sequence of your
next position?
Answer: -pinch the nose and seal your lips around the victim's
mouth
-give one breath and blow for one second
-watch for chest rise while giving the breath
-give a second breath (blowing from about one second watching for
chest rise)
◉ What is the indication for mouth-to mouth- rescue breaths
Answer: when a barrier device is not aviable
◉ how cna you achieve a high chest compression fraction/
Answer: minimize pause in chest compression
,◉ when providing rescue breaths to an adult vicitm, you should give
_____ breaths every ____ seconds
Answer: 1; 6
◉ how is CPR performed differently when an advanced airway is in
place
Answer: no pauses for ventilations
◉ with an advancesd airway in place, rescue breaths should be given
at a rate of ___ breaths every __ seconds for adults
Answer: 1;6
◉ what is the correct sequence of actions for performing mouth to
mouth and nose breaths for an infant
Answer: 1. perform a head tilt-chin lift
2. place your mouth over the infant's mouth and nose to create an
airtight seal
3. give on breath, blowing for one second, watching for chest rise
◉ A rescuer arrives at the side of an adult victim and suspects an
opioid-associated life-threatening emergency. The victim is
unresponsive and not breathing normally but has a pulse. what is
the next action the rescuer should take?
Answer: give 1 rescue breath every 6 seconds
, ◉ when providing rescue breaths to a child or infant victim you
should give 1 breath every ___ to ___ seconds
Answer: 2;3
◉ what are common administration routes for naloxone?
Answer: intramuscular
intravenous
intranasal
◉ if a chocking victim is too large for you to wrap your arms around
the waist, you should perform ____thrusts
Answer: chest
◉ What is the sing ofo sever airway obstruction
Answer: inability to speak
◉ when performing abdominal thrusts in adults and children, in
which direction should your thrusts be directed
Answer: upward
◉ how does CPR differ in an unresponsive adult chocking vicitm?
