BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) REVIEW
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Once clinical death occurs, how long does it usually take for biological death to begin to occur
to your patient? - ANS 10 Minutes
In the "C-A-B" sequence of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the "A" stands for what? -
ANS airway
In the "C-A-B" sequence of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the "C" stands for what? -
ANS compression
To determine if an adult or a child (over a year old) is pulseless, the EMT should check for a
pulse at which artery? - ANS carotid
To determine pulselessness in an infant, the EMT should use which artery? - ANS brachial
You are alone and so not have an AED. After determining unresponsiveness in an adult patient,
the next thing you should do before starting CPR is: - ANS activate EMS
When an unconscious patient's head flexes forward, what could cause a partial airway
obstruction? - ANS tongue
The head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver should not be used on a... - ANS diving accident victim
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, The recommended maneuver for EMTs to open the airway of a patient with possible cervical-
spine injury is the - ANS jaw-thrust maneuver
After opening the airway in a patient who requires rescue breathing, the EMT should inflate the
patient's lungs with... - ANS two breaths, 1 second each
You are treating a 59-your-old female who was found unresponsive by her husband in their
home. You have completed a set of compressions and now your initial two ventilations are not
resulting in chest rise. Your next step is to... - ANS perform the steps of CPR
A common problem in the resuscitation of infants and children caused by improper head
position or too quick ventilations is... - ANS gastric distention
Adult rescue breathing should be provided as a rate of how many breaths per minute? -
ANS 10-12
You are ventilating an infant who was found to be not breathing. Infants should be ventilated at
the rate of one breath every how many seconds? - ANS 3
When you arrived on the scene, bystanders were already performing ventilations on the
patient. if a patient has a distended abdomen due to air being forced into the stomach, the
EMT should do what? - ANS be prepared to suction should the patient vomit
Why is the recovery position used? - ANS It protects the airway and allows for drainage from
the mouth.
The CPR compression location for a 55-year-old male is lecated on the middle of what and
centered between the nipples - ANS sternum
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EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Once clinical death occurs, how long does it usually take for biological death to begin to occur
to your patient? - ANS 10 Minutes
In the "C-A-B" sequence of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the "A" stands for what? -
ANS airway
In the "C-A-B" sequence of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the "C" stands for what? -
ANS compression
To determine if an adult or a child (over a year old) is pulseless, the EMT should check for a
pulse at which artery? - ANS carotid
To determine pulselessness in an infant, the EMT should use which artery? - ANS brachial
You are alone and so not have an AED. After determining unresponsiveness in an adult patient,
the next thing you should do before starting CPR is: - ANS activate EMS
When an unconscious patient's head flexes forward, what could cause a partial airway
obstruction? - ANS tongue
The head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver should not be used on a... - ANS diving accident victim
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, The recommended maneuver for EMTs to open the airway of a patient with possible cervical-
spine injury is the - ANS jaw-thrust maneuver
After opening the airway in a patient who requires rescue breathing, the EMT should inflate the
patient's lungs with... - ANS two breaths, 1 second each
You are treating a 59-your-old female who was found unresponsive by her husband in their
home. You have completed a set of compressions and now your initial two ventilations are not
resulting in chest rise. Your next step is to... - ANS perform the steps of CPR
A common problem in the resuscitation of infants and children caused by improper head
position or too quick ventilations is... - ANS gastric distention
Adult rescue breathing should be provided as a rate of how many breaths per minute? -
ANS 10-12
You are ventilating an infant who was found to be not breathing. Infants should be ventilated at
the rate of one breath every how many seconds? - ANS 3
When you arrived on the scene, bystanders were already performing ventilations on the
patient. if a patient has a distended abdomen due to air being forced into the stomach, the
EMT should do what? - ANS be prepared to suction should the patient vomit
Why is the recovery position used? - ANS It protects the airway and allows for drainage from
the mouth.
The CPR compression location for a 55-year-old male is lecated on the middle of what and
centered between the nipples - ANS sternum
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