BLS Hospital Corpsman Exam Questions With Correct Answers

BLS Hospital Corpsman Exam Questions
With Correct Answers


To ||perform ||the ||head-tilt/chin ||lift ||technique ||on ||an ||adult: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Press ||
down ||on ||the ||forehead ||while ||pulling ||up ||on ||the ||bony ||part ||of ||the ||chin ||with ||two ||to ||three
||fingers ||of ||the ||other ||hand.




Modified ||Jaw-Thrust ||Maneuver ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-used ||to ||open ||the ||airway ||when ||a
||patient ||is ||suspected ||of ||having ||a ||head, ||neck ||or ||spinal ||injury. ||To ||perform ||this ||maneuver ||


on ||an ||adult, ||kneel ||above ||the ||patient's ||head



Simultaneous ||Breathing ||and ||Pulse ||Check ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Once ||the ||airway ||is ||
open, ||simultaneously ||check ||for ||breathing ||and ||a ||carotid ||pulse, ||for ||at ||least ||5 ||but ||no ||
more ||than ||10 ||seconds.



Agonal ||Breaths ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-isolated ||or ||infrequent ||gasping ||that ||occur ||in ||the ||
absence ||of ||normal ||breathing ||in ||an ||unconscious ||patient.



How ||many ||ventalations ||and ||how ||often ||for ||patient ||in ||respiratory ||arrest? ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔-Give ||1 ||ventilation ||every ||5 ||to ||6 ||seconds



myocardial ||infarction ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-myocardial ||infarction ||heart ||attack ||refers ||to ||
the ||necrosis ||(death) ||of ||heart ||tissue ||as ||a ||result ||of ||a ||loss ||of ||oxygenated ||blood.



Abandonment ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Discontinuing ||care ||once ||it ||has ||begun.

, Abdominal ||thrusts ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Inward ||and ||upward ||thrusts ||just ||above ||the ||
navel ||to ||force ||an ||object ||out ||of ||the ||airway ||when ||a ||person ||is ||choking.



Adolescent ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-In ||the ||context ||of ||CPR, ||someone ||from ||the ||onset ||of ||
puberty ||(as ||evidenced ||by ||breast ||development ||in ||girls ||and ||underarm ||hair ||development ||in
||boys-usually ||around ||the ||age ||of ||12) ||through ||adulthood.




Advance ||directive ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Written ||instructions ||that ||describe ||a ||patient's ||
wishes ||(or ||the ||wishes ||of ||the ||parent ||and/or ||legal ||guardian) ||regarding ||medical ||treatment ||
or ||healthcare ||decisions.



Agonal ||breaths ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Isolated ||or ||infrequent ||gasps ||that ||occur ||in ||the ||
absence ||of ||normal ||breathing ||in ||an ||unconscious ||patient; ||can ||occur ||after ||the ||heart ||has ||
stopped ||beating ||and ||are ||considered ||a ||sign ||of ||cardiac ||arrest.



Airway ||obstruction ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Blockage ||within ||the ||airway ||that ||can ||prevent ||
inhalation ||or ||ventilation.



Assess, ||Recognize ||and ||Care ||Concept ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-A ||systematic, ||continuous ||
approach ||for ||quick ||and ||accurate ||assessment, ||rapid ||recognition ||and ||immediate ||care ||in ||
emergency ||situations.



Automated ||external ||defibrillator ||(AED) ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-A ||portable ||electronic ||
device ||that ||automatically ||analyzes ||a ||patient's ||heart ||rhythm ||and ||provides ||defibrillation, ||
an ||electrical ||shock ||that ||may ||help ||the ||heart ||re-establish ||a ||perfusing ||rhythm; ||delivers ||
defibrillation ||to ||patients ||with ||ventricular ||fibrillation ||and ||ventricular ||tachycardia.



Back ||blows ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Blows ||between ||the ||scapulae ||to ||force ||an ||object ||out ||
of ||the ||airway ||when ||a ||person ||is ||choking.