Basic Life Support –PROMED EXAM STUDY
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1. You tap and shout to check for responsiveness, but the patient does not
respond. what is your next step after calling for help? - ANSWER ✓ check
for breathing and a pulse
2. After checking for breathing and a pulse, you find that the patient is not
breathing normally but has a pulse and needs rescue breathing. what is the
correct ventilation rate? - ANSWER ✓ 1 breath every 6 seconds, or about 10
breaths per minute
3. After 4 minutes of rescue breathing, no pulse is present during a pulse check.
what immediate actions should be taken? - ANSWER ✓ immediately begin
CPR and turn on the AED
4. As you are providing CPR, your colleague arrives, turns on the AED, and
follows the prompts. the AED analyzes the rhythm and does not advise a
shock. After you immediately resume CPR, how do you continue treating
the patient? - ANSWER ✓ continue CPR until prompted by the AED to
allow a rhythm heck, the code team arrives, or the patient starts to move.
5. How are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device? - ANSWER ✓ 1 breath
over 1 second, while watching the chest rise.
6. When should the rescuer operating the AED clear the victim? - ANSWER ✓
during analysis & before shock delivery
7. When performing high-quality CPR on a child, what is the correct depth of
compressions? - ANSWER ✓ approximately 2 inches (5cm)
,8. After an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next? -
ANSWER ✓ resume CPR, starting with chest compressions
9. During CPR on a child, interruptions to chest compressions should be
limited to no more than ______ seconds - ANSWER ✓ 10
10.During CPR on a child, you should place 1 or 2 hands over the ______ of
the _______________. - ANSWER ✓ lower half, breastbone
11.What is the recommended depth of compressions in infants? - ANSWER ✓
approximately 1 1/2 inches (4cm)
12.When performing abdominal thrusts on adults and children, in which
direction should your thrust be directed? - ANSWER ✓ upward
13.What is a sign of severe airway obstruction? - ANSWER ✓ inability to
speak
14.When a choking infant becomes unresponsive, what is the one thing you
need to do differently when performing CPR? - ANSWER ✓ check the
airway for the obstructing object
15.Choking in infants - ANSWER ✓ Step 1:
- First sit or kneel with the infant in your lap
- Hold the infant facedown and resting on your forearm, with the head
slightly lower than the chest
- support the head and jaw with your hand
Step 2:
- Rest your forearm on thigh to provide support
- Deliver up to 5 back slaps forcefully between the infant's shoulder
blades, using the heel of your hand
Deliver each slap with sufficient force to attempt to remove
the foreign body
Step 3:
, - Place your free hand on the infant's back, supporting the head with
palm of your hand. This will cradle the infant as you turn the infant
over faceup
- Keep the infant's head lower than chest, and deliver up to 5 quick
downward chest thrusts
Do this at a rate of about 1 per second, each with intention of
creating enough force to dislodge the foreign body
- Repeat the sequence until the object is removed or the infant becomes
unresponsive
16.What are the components if a pulse check in an unresponsive victim? -
ANSWER ✓ use 2 or 3 fingers to locate the pulse
feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea
assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds
17.What are the correct actions to take for scene safety and assessment? -
ANSWER ✓ look for no breathing and only gasping and check pulse
check for responsiveness
verify scene safety
activate the emergency response system and get an AED
18.Relief of choking: unresponsive infant - ANSWER ✓ if the infant becomes
unresponsive:
-shout for help and send someone to activate the emergency response system
-place the infant on a hard, flat surface
-begin CPR with 1 expectation: each time you open the airway to give
breaths, look for the obstructing object
-if you see an object that can be easily removed, carefully remove it with
your fingers. do not do a bling finger swap
- if you are alone, after 2 minutes or 5 cycles of CPR, activate the
emergency response system.
19.What is recommended to minimize interruptions in compressions when
using an AED? - ANSWER ✓ if no shock is advised and after any shock
delivery, immediately resume high-quality CPR, starting with chest
compressions.
20.When 2 or more rescuers are present, one rescuer should continue chest
compressions while the other prepares the AED.
continue with high-quality CPR until an AED prompts to clear
, 21.What are the special considerations for defibrillation in children less than 8
years old? - ANSWER ✓ a manual defibrillator is preferred for infants less
than 1 year of age.
if child pads are not included, use adult pads.
use smaller- sized pads, if available.
22.While performing high-quality CPR, when do pauses in compressions
typically occur? - ANSWER ✓ defibrillation
compressor switches
intubation
pulse checks
rhythm analysis
23.Witnessed vs unwitnessed collapse: Children and Infants - ANSWER ✓
Witnessed Collapse:
-If you are along with no mobile phone, leave the victim to activate the
emergency response system and get the AED before beginning CPR. Use the
AED as soon as it is available.
-If you are not alone, send someone to get the AED and begin CPR
immediately. Use the AED as soon as it is available.
Unwitnessed Collapse:
-If you are alone, start CPR with cycles of 30:2-If you are not alone, send
someone to get the AED and begin CPR immediately. Use the AED as soon
as it is available.
-After about two minutes, if you are still along, activate the emergency
response system and get an AED if not already done.-Use the AED as soon
as it is available.
24.You should deliver ___ back slaps and ___ chest thrusts to a chocking infant
who is responsive - ANSWER ✓ 5, 5
25.How can you achieve a high chest compression fraction? - ANSWER ✓
minimize pauses in chest compressions
26.Where should AED pads be placed in the anteroposterior placement for
adults and children 8 years and older? - ANSWER ✓ side of the left nipple
below the right collarbone
GUIDE 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. You tap and shout to check for responsiveness, but the patient does not
respond. what is your next step after calling for help? - ANSWER ✓ check
for breathing and a pulse
2. After checking for breathing and a pulse, you find that the patient is not
breathing normally but has a pulse and needs rescue breathing. what is the
correct ventilation rate? - ANSWER ✓ 1 breath every 6 seconds, or about 10
breaths per minute
3. After 4 minutes of rescue breathing, no pulse is present during a pulse check.
what immediate actions should be taken? - ANSWER ✓ immediately begin
CPR and turn on the AED
4. As you are providing CPR, your colleague arrives, turns on the AED, and
follows the prompts. the AED analyzes the rhythm and does not advise a
shock. After you immediately resume CPR, how do you continue treating
the patient? - ANSWER ✓ continue CPR until prompted by the AED to
allow a rhythm heck, the code team arrives, or the patient starts to move.
5. How are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device? - ANSWER ✓ 1 breath
over 1 second, while watching the chest rise.
6. When should the rescuer operating the AED clear the victim? - ANSWER ✓
during analysis & before shock delivery
7. When performing high-quality CPR on a child, what is the correct depth of
compressions? - ANSWER ✓ approximately 2 inches (5cm)
,8. After an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next? -
ANSWER ✓ resume CPR, starting with chest compressions
9. During CPR on a child, interruptions to chest compressions should be
limited to no more than ______ seconds - ANSWER ✓ 10
10.During CPR on a child, you should place 1 or 2 hands over the ______ of
the _______________. - ANSWER ✓ lower half, breastbone
11.What is the recommended depth of compressions in infants? - ANSWER ✓
approximately 1 1/2 inches (4cm)
12.When performing abdominal thrusts on adults and children, in which
direction should your thrust be directed? - ANSWER ✓ upward
13.What is a sign of severe airway obstruction? - ANSWER ✓ inability to
speak
14.When a choking infant becomes unresponsive, what is the one thing you
need to do differently when performing CPR? - ANSWER ✓ check the
airway for the obstructing object
15.Choking in infants - ANSWER ✓ Step 1:
- First sit or kneel with the infant in your lap
- Hold the infant facedown and resting on your forearm, with the head
slightly lower than the chest
- support the head and jaw with your hand
Step 2:
- Rest your forearm on thigh to provide support
- Deliver up to 5 back slaps forcefully between the infant's shoulder
blades, using the heel of your hand
Deliver each slap with sufficient force to attempt to remove
the foreign body
Step 3:
, - Place your free hand on the infant's back, supporting the head with
palm of your hand. This will cradle the infant as you turn the infant
over faceup
- Keep the infant's head lower than chest, and deliver up to 5 quick
downward chest thrusts
Do this at a rate of about 1 per second, each with intention of
creating enough force to dislodge the foreign body
- Repeat the sequence until the object is removed or the infant becomes
unresponsive
16.What are the components if a pulse check in an unresponsive victim? -
ANSWER ✓ use 2 or 3 fingers to locate the pulse
feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea
assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds
17.What are the correct actions to take for scene safety and assessment? -
ANSWER ✓ look for no breathing and only gasping and check pulse
check for responsiveness
verify scene safety
activate the emergency response system and get an AED
18.Relief of choking: unresponsive infant - ANSWER ✓ if the infant becomes
unresponsive:
-shout for help and send someone to activate the emergency response system
-place the infant on a hard, flat surface
-begin CPR with 1 expectation: each time you open the airway to give
breaths, look for the obstructing object
-if you see an object that can be easily removed, carefully remove it with
your fingers. do not do a bling finger swap
- if you are alone, after 2 minutes or 5 cycles of CPR, activate the
emergency response system.
19.What is recommended to minimize interruptions in compressions when
using an AED? - ANSWER ✓ if no shock is advised and after any shock
delivery, immediately resume high-quality CPR, starting with chest
compressions.
20.When 2 or more rescuers are present, one rescuer should continue chest
compressions while the other prepares the AED.
continue with high-quality CPR until an AED prompts to clear
, 21.What are the special considerations for defibrillation in children less than 8
years old? - ANSWER ✓ a manual defibrillator is preferred for infants less
than 1 year of age.
if child pads are not included, use adult pads.
use smaller- sized pads, if available.
22.While performing high-quality CPR, when do pauses in compressions
typically occur? - ANSWER ✓ defibrillation
compressor switches
intubation
pulse checks
rhythm analysis
23.Witnessed vs unwitnessed collapse: Children and Infants - ANSWER ✓
Witnessed Collapse:
-If you are along with no mobile phone, leave the victim to activate the
emergency response system and get the AED before beginning CPR. Use the
AED as soon as it is available.
-If you are not alone, send someone to get the AED and begin CPR
immediately. Use the AED as soon as it is available.
Unwitnessed Collapse:
-If you are alone, start CPR with cycles of 30:2-If you are not alone, send
someone to get the AED and begin CPR immediately. Use the AED as soon
as it is available.
-After about two minutes, if you are still along, activate the emergency
response system and get an AED if not already done.-Use the AED as soon
as it is available.
24.You should deliver ___ back slaps and ___ chest thrusts to a chocking infant
who is responsive - ANSWER ✓ 5, 5
25.How can you achieve a high chest compression fraction? - ANSWER ✓
minimize pauses in chest compressions
26.Where should AED pads be placed in the anteroposterior placement for
adults and children 8 years and older? - ANSWER ✓ side of the left nipple
below the right collarbone
