AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
AND FIRST AID 2025-2026 PREPS EXAM GUARANTEED
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What are the steps of in-hospital cardiac arrest care?
Surveillance, prevention, and treatment of prearrest conditions
Immediate recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of the EMS
Early CPR with an emphasis on chest compressions
Rapid defibrillation
Post-cardiac arrest care
What is a cardiac catheterization suite or laboratory?
a group of procedure rooms in a hospital or clinic where specialized equipment is used to
evaluate the heart and the blood vessels around the heart and in the lungs
What do many out-of-hospital cardiac arrests result from?
Underlying cardiac problems
What are the steps of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest care?
Immediate recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of the emergency response system
Early CPR with an emphasis on chest compressions
Rapid defibrillation
Effective advanced life support
post-cardiac arrest care
,What are examples of resuscitation constraints?
crowd control, family presence, space constraints, resources, training, transportation, and
device failures
What is the leading cause of death in the United States?
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
What percentage of cardiac arrests occur in the home?
70%
How many adults with non-traumatic cardiac arrest survive to hospital discharge?
10%
Who is considered an adult?
Adolescents (After the onset of puberty)
Who is considered a child?
1 year of age to puberty
Who is considered an infant?
Less than 1 year of age
What are some signs of puberty?
Chest hair, underarm hair, any breast development
, What are signs of cardiac arrest?
Unresponsiveness, no normal breathing, no pulse
How long after the recognition of cardiac arrest should chest compressions begin?
Within 10 seconds
What is the common rate of compressions?
100-120 beats per minute
How deep should chest compressions be for an adult?
At least 2 inches
How deep should chest compressions be for a child?
One third the depth of the chest, about 2 inches
How deep should chest compressions be for an infant?
One third the depth of the chest, about 1.5 inches
How long can interruptions during CPR be?
10 seconds
How deep of a chest compression in an adult can cause injury?
2.4 inches
AND FIRST AID 2025-2026 PREPS EXAM GUARANTEED
PASS GRADED A+
What are the steps of in-hospital cardiac arrest care?
Surveillance, prevention, and treatment of prearrest conditions
Immediate recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of the EMS
Early CPR with an emphasis on chest compressions
Rapid defibrillation
Post-cardiac arrest care
What is a cardiac catheterization suite or laboratory?
a group of procedure rooms in a hospital or clinic where specialized equipment is used to
evaluate the heart and the blood vessels around the heart and in the lungs
What do many out-of-hospital cardiac arrests result from?
Underlying cardiac problems
What are the steps of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest care?
Immediate recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of the emergency response system
Early CPR with an emphasis on chest compressions
Rapid defibrillation
Effective advanced life support
post-cardiac arrest care
,What are examples of resuscitation constraints?
crowd control, family presence, space constraints, resources, training, transportation, and
device failures
What is the leading cause of death in the United States?
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
What percentage of cardiac arrests occur in the home?
70%
How many adults with non-traumatic cardiac arrest survive to hospital discharge?
10%
Who is considered an adult?
Adolescents (After the onset of puberty)
Who is considered a child?
1 year of age to puberty
Who is considered an infant?
Less than 1 year of age
What are some signs of puberty?
Chest hair, underarm hair, any breast development
, What are signs of cardiac arrest?
Unresponsiveness, no normal breathing, no pulse
How long after the recognition of cardiac arrest should chest compressions begin?
Within 10 seconds
What is the common rate of compressions?
100-120 beats per minute
How deep should chest compressions be for an adult?
At least 2 inches
How deep should chest compressions be for a child?
One third the depth of the chest, about 2 inches
How deep should chest compressions be for an infant?
One third the depth of the chest, about 1.5 inches
How long can interruptions during CPR be?
10 seconds
How deep of a chest compression in an adult can cause injury?
2.4 inches
