American Red Cross Final Exam BLS
Questions & Answers
1.You and your colleagues have been providing high-quality CPR for and
using the AED on Mr. Sauer. While providing ventilations, you notice that
Mr. Sauer moves and appears to be breathing. What is the correct course
of
action?
ANS Stop CPR, check for breathing and a pulse and monitor Mr. Sauer
until the advanced cardiac life support team takes over.
2.Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him on the ground,
unresponsive. After immediately initiating the emergency response system,
what is your next action according to the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of
Survival?
ANS Early CPR
3.The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent
patient care includes which three elements?
ANS Assess, Recognize, Care
4.You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck
injury. Which technique should you use to open the patient's airway?
ANS Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
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, 5.You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble,
suddenly goes into cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your
colleague reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Which
statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient?
ANS AED use is safe for pregnant patients. Ya'll better know that.
6.You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child.
What is the compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider
CPR?
ANS In both children and infants, the compression-to-ventilation ratio
is 30:2 during sin- gle-provider CPR and 15:2 during multiple-provider
CPR.
7.You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her lunch splattered on the floor.
She is slumped over the bedside table and does not appear to be breathing.
You perform a visual survey and determine that the scene is safe. Which is
the next appropriate action?
ANS Check for responsiveness
8.A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR
and correctly perform chest compressions at which rate?
ANS 100 to 120 per minute.
9.During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to
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Questions & Answers
1.You and your colleagues have been providing high-quality CPR for and
using the AED on Mr. Sauer. While providing ventilations, you notice that
Mr. Sauer moves and appears to be breathing. What is the correct course
of
action?
ANS Stop CPR, check for breathing and a pulse and monitor Mr. Sauer
until the advanced cardiac life support team takes over.
2.Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him on the ground,
unresponsive. After immediately initiating the emergency response system,
what is your next action according to the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of
Survival?
ANS Early CPR
3.The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent
patient care includes which three elements?
ANS Assess, Recognize, Care
4.You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck
injury. Which technique should you use to open the patient's airway?
ANS Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
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6
, 5.You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble,
suddenly goes into cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your
colleague reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Which
statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient?
ANS AED use is safe for pregnant patients. Ya'll better know that.
6.You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child.
What is the compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider
CPR?
ANS In both children and infants, the compression-to-ventilation ratio
is 30:2 during sin- gle-provider CPR and 15:2 during multiple-provider
CPR.
7.You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her lunch splattered on the floor.
She is slumped over the bedside table and does not appear to be breathing.
You perform a visual survey and determine that the scene is safe. Which is
the next appropriate action?
ANS Check for responsiveness
8.A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR
and correctly perform chest compressions at which rate?
ANS 100 to 120 per minute.
9.During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to
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