American Red Cross BLS questions and answers
2024\2025 A+ Grade
You are working as part of a BLS team, providing care to a patient in cardiac arrest. Which actions
demonstrate critical thinking?
- correct answer 1. Anticipating roles and functions as part of a team based on the patients presentation
and condition
2. Re-evaluating the situation for changes, interpreting these changes and modifying patient care
accordingly
3. Determining a course of action based on assessment findings.
The BLS team is caring for an unresponsive male patient who is not breathing normally but has a pulse.
As directed by the team leader, you go into the waiting room to speak to the family or others who may
be present. Which statement best demonstrates good communication skills by the team member?
- correct answer "His condition has not improved; I'll give you all the information I can and if you need
me to re-explain anything please let me know"
The BLS team is caring for a patient who just went into cardiac arrest. The team leader asks you to call
the code team. Which statement best demonstrates appropriate closed-loop communication?
- correct answer "Got it. I'll call the code team"
You are a part of a team providing BLS to a patient in cardiac arrest. The code team has been notified
and has just arrived on the scene. Which person is responsible for communicating information about the
patients states to the code team?
- correct answer The person who is acting as the team leader
Acting as the team leader during a resuscitation event, you use all available resources (including people,
equipment, and procedures) to promote effective and efficient teamwork and reduce the likelihood of
human error. You are demonstrating which skill?
- correct answer Crew resource management
"I'll call the code and grab the AED.""The code team is on the way. I have the AED and will set it up"
, What type of communication is this
- correct answer Closed Loop communication
"I know you're worried, but we are doing everything we can. Please step over her so we can care for
him. We will update you as soon as possible"
Is this an example of effective family communication?
- correct answer Yes-True
When you asked the daughter to assist you with Mrs.Price, you took advantage of a readily available
resource to find a solution. This is an example of:
- correct answer problem solving
"I'm getting a little tires" You direct Lauren and Sam to switch roles after they complete the CPR cycle.
The teams action's best represents which practice used to prevent errors?
- correct answer Crew resource management
Who is the best person to communicate patient status and care completed to the code team?
- correct answer Team Leader
After performing a rapid assessment, you find that an adult patient is unresponsive, is not breathing and
does not have a pulse. You recognize that the patient is experiencing:
- correct answer cardiac arrest
The Cardiac Chain of survival describes the five actions that, when performed in rapid succession,
increase the patients likelihood of surviving sudden cardiac arrest. Place the link in the In-Hospital Adult
Cardiac Chain of Survival in the correct order
- correct answer 1. Surveillance and prevention
2. Activation of the emergency response system
3. Early CPR
4. Early defibrillation
5. Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
2024\2025 A+ Grade
You are working as part of a BLS team, providing care to a patient in cardiac arrest. Which actions
demonstrate critical thinking?
- correct answer 1. Anticipating roles and functions as part of a team based on the patients presentation
and condition
2. Re-evaluating the situation for changes, interpreting these changes and modifying patient care
accordingly
3. Determining a course of action based on assessment findings.
The BLS team is caring for an unresponsive male patient who is not breathing normally but has a pulse.
As directed by the team leader, you go into the waiting room to speak to the family or others who may
be present. Which statement best demonstrates good communication skills by the team member?
- correct answer "His condition has not improved; I'll give you all the information I can and if you need
me to re-explain anything please let me know"
The BLS team is caring for a patient who just went into cardiac arrest. The team leader asks you to call
the code team. Which statement best demonstrates appropriate closed-loop communication?
- correct answer "Got it. I'll call the code team"
You are a part of a team providing BLS to a patient in cardiac arrest. The code team has been notified
and has just arrived on the scene. Which person is responsible for communicating information about the
patients states to the code team?
- correct answer The person who is acting as the team leader
Acting as the team leader during a resuscitation event, you use all available resources (including people,
equipment, and procedures) to promote effective and efficient teamwork and reduce the likelihood of
human error. You are demonstrating which skill?
- correct answer Crew resource management
"I'll call the code and grab the AED.""The code team is on the way. I have the AED and will set it up"
, What type of communication is this
- correct answer Closed Loop communication
"I know you're worried, but we are doing everything we can. Please step over her so we can care for
him. We will update you as soon as possible"
Is this an example of effective family communication?
- correct answer Yes-True
When you asked the daughter to assist you with Mrs.Price, you took advantage of a readily available
resource to find a solution. This is an example of:
- correct answer problem solving
"I'm getting a little tires" You direct Lauren and Sam to switch roles after they complete the CPR cycle.
The teams action's best represents which practice used to prevent errors?
- correct answer Crew resource management
Who is the best person to communicate patient status and care completed to the code team?
- correct answer Team Leader
After performing a rapid assessment, you find that an adult patient is unresponsive, is not breathing and
does not have a pulse. You recognize that the patient is experiencing:
- correct answer cardiac arrest
The Cardiac Chain of survival describes the five actions that, when performed in rapid succession,
increase the patients likelihood of surviving sudden cardiac arrest. Place the link in the In-Hospital Adult
Cardiac Chain of Survival in the correct order
- correct answer 1. Surveillance and prevention
2. Activation of the emergency response system
3. Early CPR
4. Early defibrillation
5. Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
