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BLS Questions and Answers (Expert
Solutions)
Q: You come upon a child who has collapsed. You determine they are in cardiac arrest.
You are alone and have no immediate access to a phone or other form of communication.
Which action would you do first?
ANS 🗹🗹: Perform about 2 minutes of CPR, starting with chest compressions.
Q: You and another provider are performing CPR on a 6-month old infant. The provider
performing chest compressions would use which technique?
ANS 🗹🗹: Encircling thumbs technique
Q: When providing CPR to a child or infant with an advanced airway in place, one
provider should deliver 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds, while the other provider
delivers continuous chest compressions without pausing for ventilations. True or false?
ANS 🗹🗹: True
Q: A 9-year-old child is in cardiac arrest. You and another provider are present. The
child's parents/legal guardians are not present. You stay with the child to begin CPR.
Which actions would be appropriate for the second provider to do?
ANS 🗹🗹: Retrieve AED and resuscitation equipment.
Activate EMS, rapid response or resuscitation team.
Q: For most infants and children up to the age of 17 years, you must obtain consent from
the child's parent or legal guardian if they are present regardless of the child's level of
consciousness. True or false?
ANS 🗹🗹: True
Q: A 5-year-old child experiences cardiac arrest and requires CPR. You ensure that
high-quality CPR is administered when you compress the chest to which depth?
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ANS 🗹🗹: About 2 inches
Q: You are performing CPR on an infant. A second provider prepares to apply the AED
pads. Where should they place the pads?
ANS 🗹🗹: On the back between the scapulae.
Middle of the infant's chest on the sternum.
Q: A 4-year-old child is in respiratory failure. Her central pulse rate is 65 bpm. Which of
the following actions are appropriate?
ANS 🗹🗹: Check the pulse and breathing about every 2 minutes
Deliver 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
Q: You are caring for for a 6-month-old infant who is unresponsive, breathing and has a
pulse. What should you do?
ANS 🗹🗹: *All of the above
Perform primary assessment (Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure)
and emergent/initial interventions.
Perform secondary assessment as patient condition allows.
Reassess patient, recognize issues and provide care as needed.
Q: You initiate CPR on a 15-month-old patient. Which CPR/AED guideline should you
follow?
ANS 🗹🗹: Child
Q: You would use pediatric AED pads for which children?
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ANS 🗹🗹: 5-year-old weighing 43 lbs
2-year-old weighing 27 lbs
Q: You initiate CPR on an 11-year-old patient who shows signs of puberty, including
breast development. Which CPR/AED guideline should you follow?
ANS 🗹🗹: Adult
Q: You and another provider are performing CPR on an infant who is in cardiac arrest.
He does not have an advanced airway in place. You demonstrate appropriate technique
for high-quality CPR by performing _____ compressions and 2 ventilations.
ANS 🗹🗹: 15
Q: After determining an 8-year-old child is unresponsive, what is the best site to check
for a pulse?
ANS 🗹🗹: Carotid artery
Q: You are caring for a child who is in respiratory arrest with a central pulse of 55 bpm
and signs of poor perfusion. What should you do?
ANS 🗹🗹: Start CPR immediately.
Q: What is the first step of the In-Hospital Pediatric Cardiac Chain of Survival?
ANS 🗹🗹: Surveillance and prevention
Q: When drowning is suspected as the cause of cardiac arrest in a child or infant, deliver
2 initial ventilations before starting CPR. You may also consider delivering 2 initial
ventilations before starting CPR on a child or infant with a primary respiratory etiology.
True or False?
ANS 🗹🗹: True
Q: After determining that Theo is unresponsive, Amy must tell Joe to activate the rapid
response team and get the AED and resuscitation equipment. Then, she must
simultaneously check for breathing, pulse and life-threatening bleeding. To accurately
assess breathing, she should open the airway to a ________ position using the head-
tilt/chin-lift technique.
BLS Questions and Answers (Expert
Solutions)
Q: You come upon a child who has collapsed. You determine they are in cardiac arrest.
You are alone and have no immediate access to a phone or other form of communication.
Which action would you do first?
ANS 🗹🗹: Perform about 2 minutes of CPR, starting with chest compressions.
Q: You and another provider are performing CPR on a 6-month old infant. The provider
performing chest compressions would use which technique?
ANS 🗹🗹: Encircling thumbs technique
Q: When providing CPR to a child or infant with an advanced airway in place, one
provider should deliver 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds, while the other provider
delivers continuous chest compressions without pausing for ventilations. True or false?
ANS 🗹🗹: True
Q: A 9-year-old child is in cardiac arrest. You and another provider are present. The
child's parents/legal guardians are not present. You stay with the child to begin CPR.
Which actions would be appropriate for the second provider to do?
ANS 🗹🗹: Retrieve AED and resuscitation equipment.
Activate EMS, rapid response or resuscitation team.
Q: For most infants and children up to the age of 17 years, you must obtain consent from
the child's parent or legal guardian if they are present regardless of the child's level of
consciousness. True or false?
ANS 🗹🗹: True
Q: A 5-year-old child experiences cardiac arrest and requires CPR. You ensure that
high-quality CPR is administered when you compress the chest to which depth?
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ANS 🗹🗹: About 2 inches
Q: You are performing CPR on an infant. A second provider prepares to apply the AED
pads. Where should they place the pads?
ANS 🗹🗹: On the back between the scapulae.
Middle of the infant's chest on the sternum.
Q: A 4-year-old child is in respiratory failure. Her central pulse rate is 65 bpm. Which of
the following actions are appropriate?
ANS 🗹🗹: Check the pulse and breathing about every 2 minutes
Deliver 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
Q: You are caring for for a 6-month-old infant who is unresponsive, breathing and has a
pulse. What should you do?
ANS 🗹🗹: *All of the above
Perform primary assessment (Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure)
and emergent/initial interventions.
Perform secondary assessment as patient condition allows.
Reassess patient, recognize issues and provide care as needed.
Q: You initiate CPR on a 15-month-old patient. Which CPR/AED guideline should you
follow?
ANS 🗹🗹: Child
Q: You would use pediatric AED pads for which children?
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ANS 🗹🗹: 5-year-old weighing 43 lbs
2-year-old weighing 27 lbs
Q: You initiate CPR on an 11-year-old patient who shows signs of puberty, including
breast development. Which CPR/AED guideline should you follow?
ANS 🗹🗹: Adult
Q: You and another provider are performing CPR on an infant who is in cardiac arrest.
He does not have an advanced airway in place. You demonstrate appropriate technique
for high-quality CPR by performing _____ compressions and 2 ventilations.
ANS 🗹🗹: 15
Q: After determining an 8-year-old child is unresponsive, what is the best site to check
for a pulse?
ANS 🗹🗹: Carotid artery
Q: You are caring for a child who is in respiratory arrest with a central pulse of 55 bpm
and signs of poor perfusion. What should you do?
ANS 🗹🗹: Start CPR immediately.
Q: What is the first step of the In-Hospital Pediatric Cardiac Chain of Survival?
ANS 🗹🗹: Surveillance and prevention
Q: When drowning is suspected as the cause of cardiac arrest in a child or infant, deliver
2 initial ventilations before starting CPR. You may also consider delivering 2 initial
ventilations before starting CPR on a child or infant with a primary respiratory etiology.
True or False?
ANS 🗹🗹: True
Q: After determining that Theo is unresponsive, Amy must tell Joe to activate the rapid
response team and get the AED and resuscitation equipment. Then, she must
simultaneously check for breathing, pulse and life-threatening bleeding. To accurately
assess breathing, she should open the airway to a ________ position using the head-
tilt/chin-lift technique.
