AMERICAN RED CROSS FINAL EXAM BLS
Questions and Answers
1. You and your colleagues have been providing high-quality CPR for
and using the AED on Mr. Sauer. While providing ventilations, you
notice that Mr. Sauer moves and appears to be breathing. What is the
correct course of action?: Stop CPR, check for breathing and a pulse and monitor Mr.
Sauer until the advanced cardiac life support team takes over.
2. Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him on the ground,
unresponsive. After immediately initiating the emergency response
system, what is your next action according to the Adult In-Hospital
Cardiac Chain of Survival?: Early CPR
3. The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent
patient care includes which three elements?: Assess, Recognize, Care
4. You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck
injury. Which technique should you use to open the patient's airway?:
Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
5. You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble,
sudden- ly goes into cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your
colleague reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Which
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, statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient?: AED use
is safe for pregnant patients. Ya'll better know that.
6. You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child.
What is the compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider
CPR?: In both children and infants, the compression-to-ventilation ratio is 30:2 during single-
provider CPR and 15:2 during multiple-provider CPR.
7. You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her lunch splattered on the
floor. She is slumped over the bedside table and does not appear
to be breathing. You perform a visual survey and determine that the
scene is safe. Which is the next appropriate action?: Check for
responsiveness
8. A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You
initiate CPR and correctly perform chest compressions at which
rate?: 100 to 120 per minute.
9. 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?: Alert the team leader
immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.
10. While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find
a patient who is unresponsive in the exam room. You yell to the
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Questions and Answers
1. You and your colleagues have been providing high-quality CPR for
and using the AED on Mr. Sauer. While providing ventilations, you
notice that Mr. Sauer moves and appears to be breathing. What is the
correct course of action?: Stop CPR, check for breathing and a pulse and monitor Mr.
Sauer until the advanced cardiac life support team takes over.
2. Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him on the ground,
unresponsive. After immediately initiating the emergency response
system, what is your next action according to the Adult In-Hospital
Cardiac Chain of Survival?: Early CPR
3. The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent
patient care includes which three elements?: Assess, Recognize, Care
4. You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck
injury. Which technique should you use to open the patient's airway?:
Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
5. You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble,
sudden- ly goes into cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your
colleague reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Which
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, statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient?: AED use
is safe for pregnant patients. Ya'll better know that.
6. You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child.
What is the compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider
CPR?: In both children and infants, the compression-to-ventilation ratio is 30:2 during single-
provider CPR and 15:2 during multiple-provider CPR.
7. You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her lunch splattered on the
floor. She is slumped over the bedside table and does not appear
to be breathing. You perform a visual survey and determine that the
scene is safe. Which is the next appropriate action?: Check for
responsiveness
8. A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You
initiate CPR and correctly perform chest compressions at which
rate?: 100 to 120 per minute.
9. 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?: Alert the team leader
immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.
10. While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find
a patient who is unresponsive in the exam room. You yell to the
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