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BLS Certification Test with verified
solutions
What is the order of actions to be taken when there is a victim who may need
your help? - correct-answer -check scene, check responsiveness, call for help &
call 911, and get the AED if alone
What are the signs that a victim needs CPR? - correct-answer -no breathing or
abnormal breathing, unresponsivess, no pulse
What is the best way to open the airway of an unresponsive victim that you don't
suspect has a neck injury? - correct-answer -head-tilt chin lift
What is the maximum amount of time you should take to check for a pulse? -
correct-answer -no more than 10
When is it appropriate to move an adult victim who needs CPR? - correct-answer -
when they're laying in the water, if the environment is or becomes dangerous, or
if you can't effectively perform CPR in the area
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Interruptions in chest compressions should be limited to how many seconds? -
correct-answer -less than 10
What is the recommended rate of breaths when a child has a pulse? - correct-
answer -one breath every 3-5 seconds
How should you provide chest compressions to an infant during 2-rescuer CPR? -
correct-answer -the two-thumbs encircling technique
What is the sequence of steps for an infant who is choking? Child? Adult? -
correct-answer -infant: five back slaps, then five chest compressions
child & adult: chest compressions
When attempting to use an AED, what procedures should be followed if the victim
has: a very hairy chest, b. Is submerged in water c. is lying in a small puddle or
snow, d. Has a wet chest, e. Has an implanted pacemaker, f. Has a transdermal
medicine patch? - correct-answer -a. shave or rip the hair with pad
b. take them out of water
c. leave them there
BLS Certification Test with verified
solutions
What is the order of actions to be taken when there is a victim who may need
your help? - correct-answer -check scene, check responsiveness, call for help &
call 911, and get the AED if alone
What are the signs that a victim needs CPR? - correct-answer -no breathing or
abnormal breathing, unresponsivess, no pulse
What is the best way to open the airway of an unresponsive victim that you don't
suspect has a neck injury? - correct-answer -head-tilt chin lift
What is the maximum amount of time you should take to check for a pulse? -
correct-answer -no more than 10
When is it appropriate to move an adult victim who needs CPR? - correct-answer -
when they're laying in the water, if the environment is or becomes dangerous, or
if you can't effectively perform CPR in the area
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Interruptions in chest compressions should be limited to how many seconds? -
correct-answer -less than 10
What is the recommended rate of breaths when a child has a pulse? - correct-
answer -one breath every 3-5 seconds
How should you provide chest compressions to an infant during 2-rescuer CPR? -
correct-answer -the two-thumbs encircling technique
What is the sequence of steps for an infant who is choking? Child? Adult? -
correct-answer -infant: five back slaps, then five chest compressions
child & adult: chest compressions
When attempting to use an AED, what procedures should be followed if the victim
has: a very hairy chest, b. Is submerged in water c. is lying in a small puddle or
snow, d. Has a wet chest, e. Has an implanted pacemaker, f. Has a transdermal
medicine patch? - correct-answer -a. shave or rip the hair with pad
b. take them out of water
c. leave them there
