BLS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024

What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for a child or infant in respiratory arrest or failure? - Answer-1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique should you use to open the patient's airway? - Answer-Modified jaw-thrust maneuver You and two nurses have been performing CPR on a 72-year-old patient, Ben Phillips. When Mr. Phillips shows signs of ROSC, where should you perform the pulse check? - Answer-At the carotid or femoral artery You have assessed your patient and recognized that they are in cardiac arrest. You should begin CPR __________. - Answer-Immediately You are providing high-quality CPR on a 6-year-old patient who weighs 44 pounds. The AED arrives. It does not have a pediatric setting and includes only adult AED pads. What should you do? - Answer-Use the adult AED pads. You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice she is slumped over in her chair and appears unresponsive and cyanotic. You do not see signs of life-threatening bleeding. Which is the next appropriate action? - Answer-Check for responsiveness. During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to each member. You recognize that a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action? - Answer-Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked. After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is the next link in the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - Answer-Early high-quality CPR The nurse assesses a responsive adult and determines she is choking. Which intervention should the nurse implement? - Answer-Cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into cardiac arrest. She is 28 weeks pregnant and her funds is above the umbilicus. Which statement is true regarding CPR and AED use for a pregnant patient? - Answer-Providers should perform high-quality CPR and continuous left uterine displacement (LUD) until the infant is delivered, even if ROSC is achieved. A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR and correctly perfor