EMT- Chapter 14- BLS
Resuscitation Pre and Post
Test 2025-2026
, A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should:-
A. withhold CPR until he is defibrillated
B. start CPR and transport immediately
C. begin CPR until an AED is available
D. determine if he has a valid living will. - CORRECT ANSWER -begin CPR until an AED is available
You are off duty at a park when you witness an apparently healthy 12-year-old child suddenly collapse. There
are no bystanders around and your mobile phone is in your car. After confirming that the child is in cardiac
arrest, you should
a. perform chest compressions only until a bystander arrives
b. call 9-1-1 and then return to begin CPR on the child.
c. perform CPR for 2 minutes and then call 9-1-1.
d. deliver five rescue breaths before starting chest compressions - CORRECT ANSWER -call 9-1-1 and then
return to begin CPR on the child.
Your partner is performing one-rescuer CPR on a middle-aged woman in cardiac arrest. When you apply the
AED pads, you note that she has a medication patch over the same area where one of the AED pads will be
placed. You should:Select one:
A. apply the AED pad at least 1 inch away from the medication patch to avoid skin burns.
B. remove the medication patch, wipe away any medication residue, and apply the AED pads.
C. move the patch to another area of the patient's chest and then properly apply the AED pads.
D. continue CPR until you can determine the name of the medication contained in the patch. - CORRECT
ANSWER -remove the medication patch, wipe away any medication residue, and apply the AED pads.
Resuscitation Pre and Post
Test 2025-2026
, A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should:-
A. withhold CPR until he is defibrillated
B. start CPR and transport immediately
C. begin CPR until an AED is available
D. determine if he has a valid living will. - CORRECT ANSWER -begin CPR until an AED is available
You are off duty at a park when you witness an apparently healthy 12-year-old child suddenly collapse. There
are no bystanders around and your mobile phone is in your car. After confirming that the child is in cardiac
arrest, you should
a. perform chest compressions only until a bystander arrives
b. call 9-1-1 and then return to begin CPR on the child.
c. perform CPR for 2 minutes and then call 9-1-1.
d. deliver five rescue breaths before starting chest compressions - CORRECT ANSWER -call 9-1-1 and then
return to begin CPR on the child.
Your partner is performing one-rescuer CPR on a middle-aged woman in cardiac arrest. When you apply the
AED pads, you note that she has a medication patch over the same area where one of the AED pads will be
placed. You should:Select one:
A. apply the AED pad at least 1 inch away from the medication patch to avoid skin burns.
B. remove the medication patch, wipe away any medication residue, and apply the AED pads.
C. move the patch to another area of the patient's chest and then properly apply the AED pads.
D. continue CPR until you can determine the name of the medication contained in the patch. - CORRECT
ANSWER -remove the medication patch, wipe away any medication residue, and apply the AED pads.
