BLS Exam B Questions & Answers
1.A 65-year-old male is on a short ladder changing a light and
suddenly collapses. He is unresponsive. What is the next step?
a. Call 911/EMS.
b. Begin CPR.
c. Begin mouth-to-mouth ventilation.
d. Check pulse
ANS a. Call 911/EMS.
2.What method should be used to open his airway in the case with
neck injury?
a. Chin-lift
b. Jaw thrust
c. Head-tilt/chin-lift
d. Head-tilt
ANS b. Jaw thrust
3.CPR is initiated and the person's pulse returns, but he is not breathing.
What ventilation rate should be used for this person?
a. 6-8 breaths per minute
b. 1 breath per 6 sec
c. 18-20 breaths per minute
d. Depends on his color
ANS b. 1 breath per 6 sec
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, 4.What does AED stand for?
a. Automatic Energy Delivery
b. Automated External Device
c. Automated External Defibrillator
d. Autonomous Energy Defibrillator
ANS c. Automated External Defibrillator
5.A 49-year-old female suffers a witnessed cardiac arrest. She has a known
cardiac history per her family. You notice a bulge in the upper left chest
under the skin. There is a healed incision overlying that bulge. Which is true
of AED use?
a. AED cannot be used in this person.
b. You should put a magnet over the bulge before using the AED.
c. You should place pads over the bulge.
d. You should avoid placing pads over the bulge
ANS d. You should avoid placing pads over the bulge.
6.A 49-year-old female suffers a witnessed cardiac arrest. She has a
known cardiac history per her family. The AED indicates "Shock." What is
the next step?
a. Clear the person and deliver the shock.
b. Deliver two additional minutes of CPR before delivering the shock.
c. Ventilate while shock is delivered.
d. Assume error and do not deliver shock.
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1.A 65-year-old male is on a short ladder changing a light and
suddenly collapses. He is unresponsive. What is the next step?
a. Call 911/EMS.
b. Begin CPR.
c. Begin mouth-to-mouth ventilation.
d. Check pulse
ANS a. Call 911/EMS.
2.What method should be used to open his airway in the case with
neck injury?
a. Chin-lift
b. Jaw thrust
c. Head-tilt/chin-lift
d. Head-tilt
ANS b. Jaw thrust
3.CPR is initiated and the person's pulse returns, but he is not breathing.
What ventilation rate should be used for this person?
a. 6-8 breaths per minute
b. 1 breath per 6 sec
c. 18-20 breaths per minute
d. Depends on his color
ANS b. 1 breath per 6 sec
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, 4.What does AED stand for?
a. Automatic Energy Delivery
b. Automated External Device
c. Automated External Defibrillator
d. Autonomous Energy Defibrillator
ANS c. Automated External Defibrillator
5.A 49-year-old female suffers a witnessed cardiac arrest. She has a known
cardiac history per her family. You notice a bulge in the upper left chest
under the skin. There is a healed incision overlying that bulge. Which is true
of AED use?
a. AED cannot be used in this person.
b. You should put a magnet over the bulge before using the AED.
c. You should place pads over the bulge.
d. You should avoid placing pads over the bulge
ANS d. You should avoid placing pads over the bulge.
6.A 49-year-old female suffers a witnessed cardiac arrest. She has a
known cardiac history per her family. The AED indicates "Shock." What is
the next step?
a. Clear the person and deliver the shock.
b. Deliver two additional minutes of CPR before delivering the shock.
c. Ventilate while shock is delivered.
d. Assume error and do not deliver shock.
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