BLS Hospital Corpsman questions &
answers 2025/2026
To perform the head-tilt/chin lift technique on an adult: - correct answer ✔✔Press down on the
forehead while pulling up on the bony part of the chin with two to three fingers of the other
hand.
Modified Jaw-Thrust Maneuver - correct answer ✔✔used to open the airway when a patient is
suspected of having a head, neck or spinal injury. To perform this maneuver on an adult, kneel
above the patient's head
Simultaneous Breathing and Pulse Check - correct answer ✔✔Once the airway is open,
simultaneously check for breathing and a carotid pulse, for at least 5 but no more than 10
seconds.
Agonal Breaths - correct answer ✔✔isolated or infrequent gasping that occur in the absence of
normal breathing in an unconscious patient.
How many ventalations and how often for patient in respiratory arrest? - correct answer
✔✔Give 1 ventilation every 5 to 6 seconds
myocardial infarction - correct answer ✔✔myocardial infarction heart attack refers to the
necrosis (death) of heart tissue as a result of a loss of oxygenated blood.
Abandonment - correct answer ✔✔Discontinuing care once it has begun.
Abdominal thrusts - correct answer ✔✔Inward and upward thrusts just above the navel to force
an object out of the airway when a person is choking.
, Adolescent - correct answer ✔✔In the context of CPR, someone from the onset of puberty (as
evidenced by breast development in girls and underarm hair development in boys-usually
around the age of 12) through adulthood.
Advance directive - correct answer ✔✔Written instructions that describe a patient's wishes (or
the wishes of the parent and/or legal guardian) regarding medical treatment or healthcare
decisions.
Agonal breaths - correct answer ✔✔Isolated or infrequent gasps that occur in the absence of
normal breathing in an unconscious patient; can occur after the heart has stopped beating and
are considered a sign of cardiac arrest.
Airway obstruction - correct answer ✔✔Blockage within the airway that can prevent inhalation
or ventilation.
Assess, Recognize and Care Concept - correct answer ✔✔A systematic, continuous approach for
quick and accurate assessment, rapid recognition and immediate care in emergency situations.
Automated external defibrillator (AED) - correct answer ✔✔A portable electronic device that
automatically analyzes a patient's heart rhythm and provides defibrillation, an electrical shock
that may help the heart re-establish a perfusing rhythm; delivers defibrillation to patients with
ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
Back blows - correct answer ✔✔Blows between the scapulae to force an object out of the
airway when a person is choking.
Bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator - correct answer ✔✔A handheld device used to ventilate a
patient through the delivery of ambient air, thereby providing a 20% to 21% concentration of
oxygen.
answers 2025/2026
To perform the head-tilt/chin lift technique on an adult: - correct answer ✔✔Press down on the
forehead while pulling up on the bony part of the chin with two to three fingers of the other
hand.
Modified Jaw-Thrust Maneuver - correct answer ✔✔used to open the airway when a patient is
suspected of having a head, neck or spinal injury. To perform this maneuver on an adult, kneel
above the patient's head
Simultaneous Breathing and Pulse Check - correct answer ✔✔Once the airway is open,
simultaneously check for breathing and a carotid pulse, for at least 5 but no more than 10
seconds.
Agonal Breaths - correct answer ✔✔isolated or infrequent gasping that occur in the absence of
normal breathing in an unconscious patient.
How many ventalations and how often for patient in respiratory arrest? - correct answer
✔✔Give 1 ventilation every 5 to 6 seconds
myocardial infarction - correct answer ✔✔myocardial infarction heart attack refers to the
necrosis (death) of heart tissue as a result of a loss of oxygenated blood.
Abandonment - correct answer ✔✔Discontinuing care once it has begun.
Abdominal thrusts - correct answer ✔✔Inward and upward thrusts just above the navel to force
an object out of the airway when a person is choking.
, Adolescent - correct answer ✔✔In the context of CPR, someone from the onset of puberty (as
evidenced by breast development in girls and underarm hair development in boys-usually
around the age of 12) through adulthood.
Advance directive - correct answer ✔✔Written instructions that describe a patient's wishes (or
the wishes of the parent and/or legal guardian) regarding medical treatment or healthcare
decisions.
Agonal breaths - correct answer ✔✔Isolated or infrequent gasps that occur in the absence of
normal breathing in an unconscious patient; can occur after the heart has stopped beating and
are considered a sign of cardiac arrest.
Airway obstruction - correct answer ✔✔Blockage within the airway that can prevent inhalation
or ventilation.
Assess, Recognize and Care Concept - correct answer ✔✔A systematic, continuous approach for
quick and accurate assessment, rapid recognition and immediate care in emergency situations.
Automated external defibrillator (AED) - correct answer ✔✔A portable electronic device that
automatically analyzes a patient's heart rhythm and provides defibrillation, an electrical shock
that may help the heart re-establish a perfusing rhythm; delivers defibrillation to patients with
ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
Back blows - correct answer ✔✔Blows between the scapulae to force an object out of the
airway when a person is choking.
Bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator - correct answer ✔✔A handheld device used to ventilate a
patient through the delivery of ambient air, thereby providing a 20% to 21% concentration of
oxygen.
