BLS Exam YMCA Questions With Correct
Answers
When the lower chambers of the heart beat too quickly or quiver, the
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heart cannot pump blood. These abnormal heart rhythms, or
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dysrhythmias, are known as ___________________ and | | | | | |
_________________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pulseless | | | |
ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF)
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You are a BLS provider assessing an unresponsive adult. The scene is
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safe, and you have taken standard precautions. When you assess for
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breathing and pulse, you definitely feel a pulse and see the person is
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breathing normally. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Maintain an
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open airway. |
When chest compressions stop, blood flow ______________________
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significantly. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-decreases | | |
To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Above the patient's head. | | |
Too many rescue breaths too quickly or breaths that are too large is
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_______________________, which can be harmful. - CORRECT | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Excessive ventilation |
, You are a lone BLS Provider responding to a possible adult cardiac
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arrest. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. The
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patient is unresponsive. You have activated EMS and/or your EAP.
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Other providers are on the way. You have an AED. The patient is
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occasionally gasping. You do not feel a carotid pulse. What should you
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do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Power on the AED. Apply adult pads to the
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patient's bare chest.
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You are a lone BLS Provider responding to a possible cardiac arrest. The
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scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. An untrained
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bystander heard the person collapse. You have activated EMS and/or
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your EAP. Other providers are on the way. An AED is located in the
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building, about 3 minutes away. The adult patient is unresponsive and
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making gurgling sounds. You do not feel a carotid pulse. You have a CPR
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mask with a one-way valve. What should you do? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Send the bystander to get the AED. Start high-quality CPR. | | | | | | | | |
Four BLS Providers have been performing CPR on an adult cardiac arrest
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patient for 18 minutes. The last switch in roles was only about a minute
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ago, but the compressor says, "I'm exhausted." What should they do? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Switch out the compressor. | | | |
You are using a bag-mask device to ventilate a 16-year-old in cardiac
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arrest who collapsed suddenly during a soccer game. An endotracheal
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tube has been placed by an advanced life support provider on the
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resuscitation team. Proper ventilation technique in the situation
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requires that you: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Squeeze the bag to deliver 1
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breath every 6 seconds. | | |
Answers
When the lower chambers of the heart beat too quickly or quiver, the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
heart cannot pump blood. These abnormal heart rhythms, or
| | | | | | | | |
dysrhythmias, are known as ___________________ and | | | | | |
_________________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pulseless | | | |
ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF)
| | | | |
You are a BLS provider assessing an unresponsive adult. The scene is
| | | | | | | | | | | |
safe, and you have taken standard precautions. When you assess for
| | | | | | | | | | |
breathing and pulse, you definitely feel a pulse and see the person is
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
breathing normally. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Maintain an
| | | | | | | |
open airway. |
When chest compressions stop, blood flow ______________________
| | | | | | |
significantly. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-decreases | | |
To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself: - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Above the patient's head. | | |
Too many rescue breaths too quickly or breaths that are too large is
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
_______________________, which can be harmful. - CORRECT | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Excessive ventilation |
, You are a lone BLS Provider responding to a possible adult cardiac
| | | | | | | | | | | |
arrest. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. The
| | | | | | | | | | |
patient is unresponsive. You have activated EMS and/or your EAP.
| | | | | | | | | |
Other providers are on the way. You have an AED. The patient is
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
occasionally gasping. You do not feel a carotid pulse. What should you
| | | | | | | | | | | |
do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Power on the AED. Apply adult pads to the
| | | | | | | | | | |
patient's bare chest.
| | |
You are a lone BLS Provider responding to a possible cardiac arrest. The
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. An untrained
| | | | | | | | | |
bystander heard the person collapse. You have activated EMS and/or
| | | | | | | | | |
your EAP. Other providers are on the way. An AED is located in the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
building, about 3 minutes away. The adult patient is unresponsive and
| | | | | | | | | | |
making gurgling sounds. You do not feel a carotid pulse. You have a CPR
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
mask with a one-way valve. What should you do? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Send the bystander to get the AED. Start high-quality CPR. | | | | | | | | |
Four BLS Providers have been performing CPR on an adult cardiac arrest
| | | | | | | | | | |
patient for 18 minutes. The last switch in roles was only about a minute
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ago, but the compressor says, "I'm exhausted." What should they do? -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Switch out the compressor. | | | |
You are using a bag-mask device to ventilate a 16-year-old in cardiac
| | | | | | | | | | | |
arrest who collapsed suddenly during a soccer game. An endotracheal
| | | | | | | | | |
tube has been placed by an advanced life support provider on the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
resuscitation team. Proper ventilation technique in the situation
| | | | | | | |
requires that you: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Squeeze the bag to deliver 1
| | | | | | | | | | |
breath every 6 seconds. | | |
