American Heart Association Basic Life Support Exam Questions and Answers

American Heart Association Basic
Life Support Exam Questions and
Answers
A7vvictim7vwith7va7vforeign-
body7vairway7vobstruction7vbecomes7vunresponsive.7vWhat7vis7vyour7vfirst7vcourse7vo
f7vaction?
A.7vstart7vCPR,7vbeginning7vwith7vchest7vcompressions
B.7vroll7vthe7vvictim7vover7vand7vperform7vback7vblows
C.7vperform7vabdominal7vthrusts
D.7vperform7vblind7vfinger7vsweeps7v-
7vANSWERSA.7vstart7vCPR,7vbeginning7vwith7vchest7vcompressions


How7vcan7vrescuers7vensure7vthat7vthey7vare7vproviding7veffective7vbreaths7vwhen7vu
sing7va7vbag-mask7vdevice?
A.7vobserving7vthe7vchest7vrise7vwith7veach7vbreath
B.7valways7vhaving7voxygen7vattached7vto7vthe7vbag
C.7vdelivering7vbreaths7vquickly7vand7vforcefully
D.7vallowing7vair7vto7vrelease7varound7vthe7vmask7v-
7vANSWERSA.7vobserving7vthe7vchest7vrise7vwith7veach7vbreath


Which7vcharacteristics7vof7vchest7vcompressions7vin7vhigh-
quality7vCPR7vare7vgiven7vto7va7vchild?
A.7vat7vleast7v1/37vof7vthe7vdepth7vof7vthe7vchest,7vapproximately7v27vinches7v(57vcm)
B.7vat7vleast7v1/27vof7vof7vthe7vdepth7vof7vthe7vchest,7vapproximately7v37vinches7v(87vc
m)
C.7vat7vleast7v2/37vof7vthe7vdepth7vof7vthe7vchest,7vapproximately7v47vinches7v(107vcm)
D.7vat7vleast7v1/47vof7vthe7vdepth7vof7vthe7vchest,7vapproximately7v1.57vinches7v(47vcm
)7v-
7vANSWERSA.7vat7vleast7v1/37vof7vthe7vdepth7vof7vthe7vchest,7vapproximately7v27vinc
hes7v(57vcm)

Which7vadult7vvictim7vrequires7vhigh-quality7vCPR?
A.7vhas7vnormal7vbreathing7vand7va7vpulse
B.7vhas7vno7vnormal7vbreathing7vand7vno7vpulse
C.7vhas7va7vpulse7vand7vis7vhaving7vtrouble7vbreathing
D.7vhas7va7vstrong7vpulse7vand7vis7vbreathing7v-
7vANSWERSB.7vhas7vno7vnormal7vbreathing7vand7vno7vpulse


You7vwitness7vsomeone7vsuddenly7vcollapse.7vThe7vperson7vis7vunresponsive,7vyou7v
hear7vgasping7vsounds,7vand7vthere7vis7vno7vpulse.7vYou7vphone7v9-1-
1.7vWhat7vshould7vyou7vdo7vnext?
A.7vbegin7vCPR;7vthe7vgasps7vare7vnot7vnormal7vbreathing
B.7vgive7vrescue7vbreaths7vonly;7vthe7vgasps7vare7vnot7vnormal7vbreathing
C.7vmonitor7vthe7vpatient;7vthe7vgasps7vare7vconsidered7vnormal7vbreathing

, D.7vbegin7vCPR7veven7vthough7vthe7vgasping7vis7vnormal7vbreathing7v-
7vANSWERSA.7vbegin7vCPR;7vthe7vgasps7vare7vnot7vnormal7vbreathing


When7vthe7vAED7varrives,7vwhat7vis7vthe7vfirst7vstep7vfor7vusing7vit?
A.7vapply7vthe7vpads7vto7vthe7vchest
B.7vclear7vthe7vpatient
C.7vturn7von7vthe7vAED
D.7vpress7vthe7vshock7vbutton7v-7vANSWERSC.7vturn7von7vthe7vAED

After7vthe7vAED7vpads7vare7vattached7vto7vthe7vperson,7vthe7vAED7vdetects7vventricul
ar7vfibrillation.7vWhat7vis7vthe7vnext7vstep7vwhen7vusing7van7vAED?
A.7vpress7vthe7vshock7vbutton
B.7vfollow7vthe7vAED7vprompts
C.7vcheck7vfor7va7vcarotid7vpulse
D.7vclear7vthe7vpatient7v-7vANSWERSB.7vfollow7vthe7vAED7vprompts

What7vratio7vfor7vcompressions7vto7vbreaths7vshould7vbe7vused7vfor7v1-
rescuer7vinfant7vCPR?
A.7vgive7v207vcompressions7vto7v27vbreaths
B.7vgive7v57vcompressions7vto7v17vbreath
C.7vgive7v157vcompressions7vto7v27vbreaths
D.7vgive7v307vcompressions7vto7v27vbreaths7v-
7vANSWERSD.7vgive7v307vcompressions7vto7v27vbreaths


What7vspecial7vcircumstance7vshould7va7vrescuer7vconsider7vwhen7vusing7van7vAED?
A.7vAEDs7vcan7vonly7vbe7vused7vwhile7va7vperson7vis7vsubmerged7vin7vwater
B.7von7va7vhairy7vchest,7vthe7vpads7vmay7vnot7vstick7vand7vmay7vfail7vto7vdeliver7va7vs
hock
C.7vthey7vshould7vnever7vremove7va7vtransdermal7vmedication7vpatch7vbefore7vapplyi
ng7vAED7vpads
D.7vthey7vshould7vnever7vuse7van7vAED7von7vsomeone7vwith7van7vimplanted7vpacema
ker7v-
7vANSWERSC.7vthey7vshould7vnever7vremove7va7vtransdermal7vmedication7vpatch7vb
efore7vapplying7vAED7vpads

Why7vis7vallowing7vcomplete7vchest7vrecoil7vimportant7vwhen7vperforming7vhigh-
quality7vCPR?
A.7vthere7vwill7vbe7va7vreduction7vof7vrescuer7vfatigue
B.7vthe7vrate7vof7vchest7vcompressions7vwill7vincrease
C.7vthe7vheart7vwill7vadequately7vrefill7vbetween7vcompressions
D.7vit7vwill7vreduce7vthe7vrisk7vof7vrib7vfractures7v-
7vANSWERSC.7vthe7vheart7vwill7vadequately7vrefill7vbetween7vcompressions


What7vshould7vyou7vdo7vif7vyou7vneed7vto7vuse7van7vAED7von7vsomeone7vwho7vhas7v
been7vsubmerged7vin7vwater?
A.7vpull7vthe7vperson7vout7vof7vthe7vwater,7vbut7vdo7vnot7vuse7vthe7vAED
B.7vdo7vnot7vmove7vthe7vperson,7vand7vdo7vnot7vuse7vthe7vAED
C.7vpull7vthe7vperson7vout7vof7vthe7vwater,7vand7vwipe7vthe7vchest
D.7vdo7vnot7vpull7vthe7vperson7vout7vof7vthe7vwater7vand7vwipe7vthe7vchest7v-
7vANSWERSC.7vpull7vthe7vperson7vout7vof7vthe7vwater,7vand7vwipe7vthe7vchest