HEARTCODE BLS ONLINE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
What is Defibrillation?
Defibrillation is the delivery of an electrical shock that may help re-establish an effective
rhythm.
What is an AED?
Automatic External Defibrillator
An AED is a device that analyzes the heart's rhythm to identify the presence of an
arrythmia that can be corrected by a shock.
What are the components of a pulse check in an unresponsive victim of an adult?
Feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea.
Assess for a pulse for between 5-10 seconds.
Use 2 or 3 fingers to locate the pulse.
What are the correct actions to take for scene safety and assessment?
Verify scene safety.
Check for responsiveness.
Look for no breathing and only gasping and check pulse.
Activate the emergency response system and get an AED.
What is the correct chest compression rate for adults?
100 to 120 per min
What is the correct order of steps in the In-Hospital Chain of Survival for adults?
1. High Quality CPR
2. Early Recognition and Prevention
3. Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
4. Defibrillation
5. Activation of Emergency Response
6. Recovery
2, 5, 1, 4, 3, 6
How are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device?
1 breath over 1 second, while watching for chest rise.
How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is present?
Head tilt-chin lift
Two life-threatening arrhythmias that can cause cardiac arrest are _______ and
_______.
Death usually follows unless a normal heart rhythm are restored within minutes.
Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT)
and
Ventricular fibrillation (VF)
What does a chest compression feedback device monitor?
, 1. Compression depth
2. Chest recoil
3. Compression rate
(Depth, Recoil, Rate)
When should the rescuer operating the AED clear the victim?
During analysis and before shock delivery.
After positioning yourself directly above the victim's head, what is the correct
order of steps for using a bag-mask device?
1. Place the mask on the victim's face, using the bridge of the nose as a guide for
the correct position.
2. Use the E-C clamp technique to hold the mask in place while you lift the jaw to
hold the airway open.
3. Squeeze the bag to give breaths (1 second each) while watching for chest rise.
1, 2, 3
Why is an AED needed?
To analyze the heart rhythm and provide a shock.
After an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next?
Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions.
when using a pocket mask, where should the rescuer be positioned?
At the side of the victim.
A bag-mask device is used to provide ________________ to a victim who is not
breathing or not breathing normally.
positive-pressure ventilation
What is the target rate for chest compressions for children?
100 to 120 per
During CPR on a child, you should place 1 or 2 hands over the _________ just
below the __________
Center of the chest
Nipple Line
During CPR on a child, interruptions to chest compressions should be limited to
no more than ______ seconds
10 seconds
When performing chest compressions for an infant, you can use 2 thumbs or put
2 ___________ in the center of the chest, just below the ________ line.
fingers , nipple
When performing chest compressions for an infant in a 2-rescurer situation, you
should put 2 ____________ in the center of the chest, on the lower half of the
breastbone.
thumbs
What is the recommended depth of compressions in an infant?
Approximately 1 & 1/2 inches (4cm)
You and your colleague respond to an adult victim who is unresponsive. After
assessing that the victim is not breathing and has no pulse, what do you instruct
your colleague to do?
Activate the emergency response system and get the AED.
COMPLETE SOLUTION
What is Defibrillation?
Defibrillation is the delivery of an electrical shock that may help re-establish an effective
rhythm.
What is an AED?
Automatic External Defibrillator
An AED is a device that analyzes the heart's rhythm to identify the presence of an
arrythmia that can be corrected by a shock.
What are the components of a pulse check in an unresponsive victim of an adult?
Feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea.
Assess for a pulse for between 5-10 seconds.
Use 2 or 3 fingers to locate the pulse.
What are the correct actions to take for scene safety and assessment?
Verify scene safety.
Check for responsiveness.
Look for no breathing and only gasping and check pulse.
Activate the emergency response system and get an AED.
What is the correct chest compression rate for adults?
100 to 120 per min
What is the correct order of steps in the In-Hospital Chain of Survival for adults?
1. High Quality CPR
2. Early Recognition and Prevention
3. Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
4. Defibrillation
5. Activation of Emergency Response
6. Recovery
2, 5, 1, 4, 3, 6
How are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device?
1 breath over 1 second, while watching for chest rise.
How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is present?
Head tilt-chin lift
Two life-threatening arrhythmias that can cause cardiac arrest are _______ and
_______.
Death usually follows unless a normal heart rhythm are restored within minutes.
Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT)
and
Ventricular fibrillation (VF)
What does a chest compression feedback device monitor?
, 1. Compression depth
2. Chest recoil
3. Compression rate
(Depth, Recoil, Rate)
When should the rescuer operating the AED clear the victim?
During analysis and before shock delivery.
After positioning yourself directly above the victim's head, what is the correct
order of steps for using a bag-mask device?
1. Place the mask on the victim's face, using the bridge of the nose as a guide for
the correct position.
2. Use the E-C clamp technique to hold the mask in place while you lift the jaw to
hold the airway open.
3. Squeeze the bag to give breaths (1 second each) while watching for chest rise.
1, 2, 3
Why is an AED needed?
To analyze the heart rhythm and provide a shock.
After an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next?
Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions.
when using a pocket mask, where should the rescuer be positioned?
At the side of the victim.
A bag-mask device is used to provide ________________ to a victim who is not
breathing or not breathing normally.
positive-pressure ventilation
What is the target rate for chest compressions for children?
100 to 120 per
During CPR on a child, you should place 1 or 2 hands over the _________ just
below the __________
Center of the chest
Nipple Line
During CPR on a child, interruptions to chest compressions should be limited to
no more than ______ seconds
10 seconds
When performing chest compressions for an infant, you can use 2 thumbs or put
2 ___________ in the center of the chest, just below the ________ line.
fingers , nipple
When performing chest compressions for an infant in a 2-rescurer situation, you
should put 2 ____________ in the center of the chest, on the lower half of the
breastbone.
thumbs
What is the recommended depth of compressions in an infant?
Approximately 1 & 1/2 inches (4cm)
You and your colleague respond to an adult victim who is unresponsive. After
assessing that the victim is not breathing and has no pulse, what do you instruct
your colleague to do?
Activate the emergency response system and get the AED.
