American Red Cross BLS Exam Questions
with Complete Solutions
AED Pad Placement Child -Upper right chest below right clavicle to the right of sternum
-lower side of chest several inches below left armpit midaxillary line
*** If pads touch put anterior/posterior placement
AED Pad Placement Infant anterior/posterior placement middle of chest
back between scapulae
Choking infant cant cough cry or breath 5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts
Barriers to act -Fear of doing something wrong
-Being unsure of the person's condition
-Assuming someone else will take action
-Fear of disease
-Not knowing their illness
-Fear of being sued
When do you call 911? No response (check for consciousness), No pulse, no breathing,
severe bleeding
, When would you call before giving care? If the situation is a cardiac emergency
When is rescue breathing done? When the victim has a pulse but is not breathing
Adult: one breath every 5 sec
Child/infant: one breath every 3 sec
How long do you give rescue breaths for? Two minutes, then stop and re-check pulse
make sure chest rises
What is the age of an adult, 12 or older
What are the links in the cardiac chain of survival? 1. Early recognition and early access
to EMS system 911
2. Early CPR
3. Early defibrillation
4. Early advanced medical care
How do you treat a drowning victim? Give two rescue breaths first
If a person (adult or child) is conscious and appears to have a fully obstructed airway, what
should you do? Give 5 back blows btw shoulder blades, then 5 abdominal thrusts
with Complete Solutions
AED Pad Placement Child -Upper right chest below right clavicle to the right of sternum
-lower side of chest several inches below left armpit midaxillary line
*** If pads touch put anterior/posterior placement
AED Pad Placement Infant anterior/posterior placement middle of chest
back between scapulae
Choking infant cant cough cry or breath 5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts
Barriers to act -Fear of doing something wrong
-Being unsure of the person's condition
-Assuming someone else will take action
-Fear of disease
-Not knowing their illness
-Fear of being sued
When do you call 911? No response (check for consciousness), No pulse, no breathing,
severe bleeding
, When would you call before giving care? If the situation is a cardiac emergency
When is rescue breathing done? When the victim has a pulse but is not breathing
Adult: one breath every 5 sec
Child/infant: one breath every 3 sec
How long do you give rescue breaths for? Two minutes, then stop and re-check pulse
make sure chest rises
What is the age of an adult, 12 or older
What are the links in the cardiac chain of survival? 1. Early recognition and early access
to EMS system 911
2. Early CPR
3. Early defibrillation
4. Early advanced medical care
How do you treat a drowning victim? Give two rescue breaths first
If a person (adult or child) is conscious and appears to have a fully obstructed airway, what
should you do? Give 5 back blows btw shoulder blades, then 5 abdominal thrusts
