AMERICAN RED
CROSS BASIC LIFE
SUPPORT FINAL
EXAM
The code team has arrived to take over resuscitative efforts. Among the members of the
BLS team, whose role is it to communicate to the code team the patient's status and the
care already provided? - Answers- Team leader
You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the
compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? - Answers- 15:2
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes
into cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague reminds you that Mrs.
Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Which statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a
pregnant patient? - Answers- AED use is safe for pregnant patients
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique
should you use to open the patient's airway? - Answers- Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
You and your co-worker Jake are operating a BVM during multiple-provider CPR for an
adult. You manage the airway while Jake delivers ventilations. Which statement
correctly describes the appropriate technique for operating the BVM? - Answers- Seal
the mask with two hands using the E-C technique
You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient experiencing respiratory
arrest. You should give 1 ventilation every: - Answers- 5 to 6 seconds
How is a child defined in terms of CPR care? - Answers- Someone from the age of 1 to
the onset of puberty
CROSS BASIC LIFE
SUPPORT FINAL
EXAM
The code team has arrived to take over resuscitative efforts. Among the members of the
BLS team, whose role is it to communicate to the code team the patient's status and the
care already provided? - Answers- Team leader
You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the
compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? - Answers- 15:2
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes
into cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague reminds you that Mrs.
Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Which statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a
pregnant patient? - Answers- AED use is safe for pregnant patients
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique
should you use to open the patient's airway? - Answers- Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
You and your co-worker Jake are operating a BVM during multiple-provider CPR for an
adult. You manage the airway while Jake delivers ventilations. Which statement
correctly describes the appropriate technique for operating the BVM? - Answers- Seal
the mask with two hands using the E-C technique
You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient experiencing respiratory
arrest. You should give 1 ventilation every: - Answers- 5 to 6 seconds
How is a child defined in terms of CPR care? - Answers- Someone from the age of 1 to
the onset of puberty
