HSI YMCA BLS EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
This technique may be useful for larger infants or when the BLS
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provider has difficulty compressing the appropriate depth. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-The Heel of One Hand technique | | | | |
You and another BLS provider are giving CPR to a 7-year-old child when
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the AED arrives. You turn on the AED, switch the AED to pediatric
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energy levels, and apply the pads. The other BLS provider should: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-BLS provider should continue high-quality
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compressions while the AED is charging | | | | |
When breathing slows or stops, it leads to bradycardia, a slow heart
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rhythm of fewer than _ beats per minute. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-60
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You are a lone BLS provider responding to a possible adult cardiac
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arrest. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. An
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untrained bystander heard the person collapse. You have activated EMS
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or your occupational emergency action plan. Other providers are on the
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way. An AED is located in the building, about 3 minutes away. The
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patient is unresponsive and making gurgling sounds. You do not feel a
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carotid pulse. You have a CPR mask with a one-way valve. What should
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you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Send the bystander to get the AED.
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Start high-quality CPR.
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, You and another BLS provider have responded to a call for a 5-month-
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old infant with trouble breathing. The scene is safe. You have taken
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standard precautions. The infant is unresponsive and gasping. You have
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activated EMS or your occupational emergency action plan. A weak
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brachial pulse at about 40 beats per minute is felt. The infant's skin is
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mottled, and the hands and feet are cool to touch. Other BLS providers
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are a few minutes away with an AED. What should you do? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-You should start high-quality CPR | | | |
You are attempting to resuscitate an unresponsive 25-year-old who
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overdosed on fentanyl. The scene is safe. You have taken standard
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precautions. EMS or your occupational emergency action plan has been| | | | | | | | | |
activated. The patient is making snorting sounds. The carotid pulse is
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definitely felt. You have a bag-mask device, AED, and Narcan Nasal
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Spray. What should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ventilate the
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patient and give naloxone per local medical protocol.
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Early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EMS is
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which link in the adult Out-of-Hospital chain of survival? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Activation of Emergency Response | | |
Allow ________________ between chest compressions so the heart can
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refill. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Complete chest recoil
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When assessing an unresponsive adult, child, or infant, you should take
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no longer than ___ seconds to simultaneously assess breathing and
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pulse. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-10 seconds - To minimize interruption in
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WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
This technique may be useful for larger infants or when the BLS
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provider has difficulty compressing the appropriate depth. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-The Heel of One Hand technique | | | | |
You and another BLS provider are giving CPR to a 7-year-old child when
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the AED arrives. You turn on the AED, switch the AED to pediatric
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
energy levels, and apply the pads. The other BLS provider should: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-BLS provider should continue high-quality
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compressions while the AED is charging | | | | |
When breathing slows or stops, it leads to bradycardia, a slow heart
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rhythm of fewer than _ beats per minute. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-60
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You are a lone BLS provider responding to a possible adult cardiac
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arrest. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. An
| | | | | | | | | | |
untrained bystander heard the person collapse. You have activated EMS
| | | | | | | | |
or your occupational emergency action plan. Other providers are on the
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way. An AED is located in the building, about 3 minutes away. The
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patient is unresponsive and making gurgling sounds. You do not feel a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
carotid pulse. You have a CPR mask with a one-way valve. What should
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you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Send the bystander to get the AED.
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Start high-quality CPR.
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, You and another BLS provider have responded to a call for a 5-month-
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old infant with trouble breathing. The scene is safe. You have taken
| | | | | | | | | | | |
standard precautions. The infant is unresponsive and gasping. You have
| | | | | | | | | |
activated EMS or your occupational emergency action plan. A weak
| | | | | | | | | |
brachial pulse at about 40 beats per minute is felt. The infant's skin is
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
mottled, and the hands and feet are cool to touch. Other BLS providers
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are a few minutes away with an AED. What should you do? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-You should start high-quality CPR | | | |
You are attempting to resuscitate an unresponsive 25-year-old who
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overdosed on fentanyl. The scene is safe. You have taken standard
| | | | | | | | | | |
precautions. EMS or your occupational emergency action plan has been| | | | | | | | | |
activated. The patient is making snorting sounds. The carotid pulse is
| | | | | | | | | | |
definitely felt. You have a bag-mask device, AED, and Narcan Nasal
| | | | | | | | | | |
Spray. What should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ventilate the
| | | | | | | | |
patient and give naloxone per local medical protocol.
| | | | | | |
Early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EMS is
| | | | | | | | | | |
which link in the adult Out-of-Hospital chain of survival? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Activation of Emergency Response | | |
Allow ________________ between chest compressions so the heart can
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refill. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Complete chest recoil
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When assessing an unresponsive adult, child, or infant, you should take
| | | | | | | | | | |
no longer than ___ seconds to simultaneously assess breathing and
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pulse. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-10 seconds - To minimize interruption in
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