AMERICAN RED CROSS BASIC LIFE
SUPPORT FINAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The code team has arrived to take over resuscitative efforts. Among the members of the BLS
team, whose role is it to communicate to the code team the patient's status and the care
already provided? - ANS Team leader
You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the compression-to-
ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? - ANS 15:2
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into
cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28
weeks pregnant. Which statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient? -
ANS AED use is safe for pregnant patients
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique should
you use to open the patient's airway? - ANS Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
You and your co-worker Jake are operating a BVM during multiple-provider CPR for an adult.
You manage the airway while Jake delivers ventilations. Which statement correctly describes
the appropriate technique for operating the BVM? - ANS Seal the mask with two hands using
the E-C technique
You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You
should give 1 ventilation every: - ANS 5 to 6 seconds
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SUPPORT FINAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The code team has arrived to take over resuscitative efforts. Among the members of the BLS
team, whose role is it to communicate to the code team the patient's status and the care
already provided? - ANS Team leader
You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the compression-to-
ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? - ANS 15:2
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into
cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28
weeks pregnant. Which statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient? -
ANS AED use is safe for pregnant patients
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique should
you use to open the patient's airway? - ANS Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
You and your co-worker Jake are operating a BVM during multiple-provider CPR for an adult.
You manage the airway while Jake delivers ventilations. Which statement correctly describes
the appropriate technique for operating the BVM? - ANS Seal the mask with two hands using
the E-C technique
You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You
should give 1 ventilation every: - ANS 5 to 6 seconds
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