American Red Cross BLS Training LESSON 2
Exam Question/Answer Graded A+ 2024/2025
An adult patient who has collapsed is unresponsive. When conducting a rapid
assessment of the patient, you simultaneously check breathing and a carotid pulse for
at least 5 seconds, but no more than ______. - ✔️✔️10
A patient reports episodes of severe chest pressure that last about 3 to 4 minutes and
are unrelieved by rest or position changes. The patient is pale and diaphoretic. You
suspect a myocardial infarction (MI). Which information would be most important for you
to keep in mind when preparing to care for this patient? - ✔️✔️Administering aspirin is an
immediate care step for cases where MI is suspected.
An adult patient has stopped breathing but has a pulse. Which action would be
appropriate? - ✔️✔️Give 1 ventilation every 5 to 6 seconds.
You enter an adult patient's room to provide routine care. Noticing the patient slumped
over in the recliner, you perform a quick visual survey. This includes which of the
following actions? - ✔️✔️-Assessing for safety
-Obtaining an initial impression of the patient
-Determining the need for additional resources
An adult in the waiting room has collapsed to the floor. The environment is safe. Upon
reaching the person, you use the "shout-tap-shout" sequence to: - ✔️✔️Check for
responsiveness.
After performing a rapid assessment, you find that an adult patient is unresponsive, is
not breathing and does not have a pulse. You recognize that the patient is experiencing:
- ✔️✔️Cardiac arrest
An adult patient is unresponsive. You have opened their airway and are simultaneously
checking for breathing and a pulse. To check for normal breathing, which actions are
appropriate to do? - ✔️✔️-Look to see whether the chest rises and falls.
-Feel for breathing against the side of your cheek.
-Listen for escaping air.
What do you do first? - ✔️✔️Perform the shout-tap-shout sequence.
What emergency condition is Mr. Henderson experiencing? - ✔️✔️Respiratory arrest
Which intervention should the team perform next? - ✔️✔️Deliver ventilations.
Exam Question/Answer Graded A+ 2024/2025
An adult patient who has collapsed is unresponsive. When conducting a rapid
assessment of the patient, you simultaneously check breathing and a carotid pulse for
at least 5 seconds, but no more than ______. - ✔️✔️10
A patient reports episodes of severe chest pressure that last about 3 to 4 minutes and
are unrelieved by rest or position changes. The patient is pale and diaphoretic. You
suspect a myocardial infarction (MI). Which information would be most important for you
to keep in mind when preparing to care for this patient? - ✔️✔️Administering aspirin is an
immediate care step for cases where MI is suspected.
An adult patient has stopped breathing but has a pulse. Which action would be
appropriate? - ✔️✔️Give 1 ventilation every 5 to 6 seconds.
You enter an adult patient's room to provide routine care. Noticing the patient slumped
over in the recliner, you perform a quick visual survey. This includes which of the
following actions? - ✔️✔️-Assessing for safety
-Obtaining an initial impression of the patient
-Determining the need for additional resources
An adult in the waiting room has collapsed to the floor. The environment is safe. Upon
reaching the person, you use the "shout-tap-shout" sequence to: - ✔️✔️Check for
responsiveness.
After performing a rapid assessment, you find that an adult patient is unresponsive, is
not breathing and does not have a pulse. You recognize that the patient is experiencing:
- ✔️✔️Cardiac arrest
An adult patient is unresponsive. You have opened their airway and are simultaneously
checking for breathing and a pulse. To check for normal breathing, which actions are
appropriate to do? - ✔️✔️-Look to see whether the chest rises and falls.
-Feel for breathing against the side of your cheek.
-Listen for escaping air.
What do you do first? - ✔️✔️Perform the shout-tap-shout sequence.
What emergency condition is Mr. Henderson experiencing? - ✔️✔️Respiratory arrest
Which intervention should the team perform next? - ✔️✔️Deliver ventilations.
