American Red Cross Basic Life Support Final
Exam Questions and Answers
1.The code team has arrived to take over resuscitative efforts. Among the
members of the BLS team, whose role is it to communicate to the code
team the patient's status and the care already provided?
ANS Team leader
2.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 15:2
3.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
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 and your co-worker Jake are operating a BVM during multiple-
provider CPR for an adult. You manage the airway while Jake delivers
ventilations. Which statement correctly describes the appropriate technique
for operating the BVM?
ANS Seal the mask with two hands using the E-C technique
6.You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient
experiencing respiratory arrest. You should give 1 ventilation every
ANS
5 to 6 seconds
7.You are providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has an endotracheal tube in
place. How does this affect compressions and ventilations?
ANS The team should provide ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation
every 6 seconds without pausing compressions.
8.You are alone performing high-quality CPR when a second provider
arrives to take over compressions. When switching roles, you should
minimize inter- ruptions in chest compressions to less than how many
seconds?
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Exam Questions and Answers
1.The code team has arrived to take over resuscitative efforts. Among the
members of the BLS team, whose role is it to communicate to the code
team the patient's status and the care already provided?
ANS Team leader
2.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 15:2
3.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
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 and your co-worker Jake are operating a BVM during multiple-
provider CPR for an adult. You manage the airway while Jake delivers
ventilations. Which statement correctly describes the appropriate technique
for operating the BVM?
ANS Seal the mask with two hands using the E-C technique
6.You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient
experiencing respiratory arrest. You should give 1 ventilation every
ANS
5 to 6 seconds
7.You are providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has an endotracheal tube in
place. How does this affect compressions and ventilations?
ANS The team should provide ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation
every 6 seconds without pausing compressions.
8.You are alone performing high-quality CPR when a second provider
arrives to take over compressions. When switching roles, you should
minimize inter- ruptions in chest compressions to less than how many
seconds?
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