American Red Cross BLS (Basic Life Support)
1. Provide 2 ventilations and begin CPR: While 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?
2. Expose the chest and begin chest compressions.: An adult choking victim
becomes unresponsive after 7 abdominal thrusts. You lay them on the floor. The next
step you should do is to:
3. ABOUT 2 inches: You are performing chest compressions on a six-year-old. You
should be compressing the chest to what depth?
4. Encircling thumbs technique with 2 thumbs just below the nipple line.: How
should you place your hands when performing chest compressions on an infant
during CPR with two trained responders?
5. It allows on person to create and maintain a mask seal.: When possible,
2-responder ventilation with a bag-valve-mask is preferred because:
6. How the patient appears to you as you size up the scene.: Your initial impres-
sion of a patient is based on:
7. 2 times after every 15th compression.: You have an infant that is apneic
(no breathing) and pulseless. Another person is doing compressions. There is no
advanced airway in place. You need to ventilate:
8. You should begin care as consent is implied.: You happen to be at the mall
when you notice a nine-year-old girl and her sixteen-year-old sister near the candy
store. The nine-year-old cannot cough, speak or make any gestures.
9. Place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other in the back.: If there is
a risk of the AED pads touching each other, such as with a small child or an infant,
you should:
10. Continue CPR while the 2nd responder turns on the AED and applies the
pads.: While performing CPR on an adult, a 2nd trained responder arrives with an
AED. What should you do?
11. Allowing the chest to fully recoil between compressions.: To ensure effec-
tive chest compressions during CPR, which of the following is most appropriate?
12. Control the bleeding with any available recourses.: Your initial impression
reveals life threatening bleeding in an adult patient who appears to be unresponsive.
Your next step should be:
13. Allows more complete filling of the heart between compressions.: Full
chest recoil is necessary for a successful resuscitation as it:
14. Provide 1 ventilation every 5-6 seconds.: When assessing an adult patient
you feel a distinct pulse, but the patient has no normal breathing. What is your next
step to provide care?
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1. Provide 2 ventilations and begin CPR: While 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?
2. Expose the chest and begin chest compressions.: An adult choking victim
becomes unresponsive after 7 abdominal thrusts. You lay them on the floor. The next
step you should do is to:
3. ABOUT 2 inches: You are performing chest compressions on a six-year-old. You
should be compressing the chest to what depth?
4. Encircling thumbs technique with 2 thumbs just below the nipple line.: How
should you place your hands when performing chest compressions on an infant
during CPR with two trained responders?
5. It allows on person to create and maintain a mask seal.: When possible,
2-responder ventilation with a bag-valve-mask is preferred because:
6. How the patient appears to you as you size up the scene.: Your initial impres-
sion of a patient is based on:
7. 2 times after every 15th compression.: You have an infant that is apneic
(no breathing) and pulseless. Another person is doing compressions. There is no
advanced airway in place. You need to ventilate:
8. You should begin care as consent is implied.: You happen to be at the mall
when you notice a nine-year-old girl and her sixteen-year-old sister near the candy
store. The nine-year-old cannot cough, speak or make any gestures.
9. Place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other in the back.: If there is
a risk of the AED pads touching each other, such as with a small child or an infant,
you should:
10. Continue CPR while the 2nd responder turns on the AED and applies the
pads.: While performing CPR on an adult, a 2nd trained responder arrives with an
AED. What should you do?
11. Allowing the chest to fully recoil between compressions.: To ensure effec-
tive chest compressions during CPR, which of the following is most appropriate?
12. Control the bleeding with any available recourses.: Your initial impression
reveals life threatening bleeding in an adult patient who appears to be unresponsive.
Your next step should be:
13. Allows more complete filling of the heart between compressions.: Full
chest recoil is necessary for a successful resuscitation as it:
14. Provide 1 ventilation every 5-6 seconds.: When assessing an adult patient
you feel a distinct pulse, but the patient has no normal breathing. What is your next
step to provide care?
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