American Red Cross BLS (Basic Life Support) Questions & Answers 2023

American Red Cross BLS (Basic Life Support) Questions & Answers 2023While assessing an unresponsive adult who has been pulled from the water, you find that the patient has only occasional gasps, no definitive pulse and no severe life-threatening bleeding. Which of the following should you do next? - Provide 2 ventilations and begin CPR An adult choking victim becomes unresponsive after 7 abdominal thrusts. You lay them on the floor. The next step you should do is to: - Expose the chest and begin chest compressions. You are performing chest compressions on a six-year-old. You should be compressing the chest to what depth? - ABOUT 2 inches How should you place your hands when performing chest compressions on an infant during CPR with two trained responders? - Encircling thumbs technique with 2 thumbs just below the nipple line. When possible, 2-responder ventilation with a bag-valve-mask is preferred because: - It allows on person to create and maintain a mask seal. Your initial impression of a patient is based on: - How the patient appears to you as you size up the scene.