BLS Hospital Corpsman Exam Questions
And Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass
To perform the head-tilt/chin lift technique on an adult: - Answer✔Press down on the forehead
while pulling up on the bony part of the chin with two to three fingers of the other hand.
Modified Jaw-Thrust Maneuver - Answer✔used to open the airway when a patient is suspected
of having a head, neck or spinal injury. To perform this maneuver on an adult, kneel above the
patient's head
Simultaneous Breathing and Pulse Check - Answer✔Once the airway is open, simultaneously
check for breathing and a carotid pulse, for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds.
Agonal Breaths - Answer✔isolated or infrequent gasping that occur in the absence of normal
breathing in an unconscious patient.
How many ventalations and how often for patient in respiratory arrest? - Answer✔Give 1
ventilation every 5 to 6 seconds
myocardial infarction - Answer✔myocardial infarction heart attack refers to the necrosis
(death) of heart tissue as a result of a loss of oxygenated blood.
Abandonment - Answer✔Discontinuing care once it has begun.
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Abdominal thrusts - Answer✔Inward and upward thrusts just above the navel to force an object
out of the airway when a person is choking.
Adolescent - Answer✔In the context of CPR, someone from the onset of puberty (as evidenced
by breast development in girls and underarm hair development in boys-usually around the age
of 12) through adulthood.
Advance directive - Answer✔Written instructions that describe a patient's wishes (or the
wishes of the parent and/or legal guardian) regarding medical treatment or healthcare
decisions.
Agonal breaths - Answer✔Isolated or infrequent gasps that occur in the absence of normal
breathing in an unconscious patient; can occur after the heart has stopped beating and are
considered a sign of cardiac arrest.
Airway obstruction - Answer✔Blockage within the airway that can prevent inhalation or
ventilation.
Assess, Recognize and Care Concept - Answer✔A systematic, continuous approach for quick
and accurate assessment, rapid recognition and immediate care in emergency situations.
Automated external defibrillator (AED) - Answer✔A portable electronic device that
automatically analyzes a patient's heart rhythm and provides defibrillation, an electrical shock
that may help the heart re-establish a perfusing rhythm; delivers defibrillation to patients with
ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
Back blows - Answer✔Blows between the scapulae to force an object out of the airway when a
person is choking.
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