BLS Certification Test with verified
solutions
What is the order of actions to be taken when there is a victim who may need
your help? - correct-answer -check scene, check responsiveness, call for help &
call 911, and get the AED if alone
What are the signs that a victim needs CPR? - correct-answer -no breathing or
abnormal breathing, unresponsivess, no pulse
What is the best way to open the airway of an unresponsive victim that you don't
suspect has a neck injury? - correct-answer -head-tilt chin lift
What is the maximum amount of time you should take to check for a pulse? -
correct-answer -no more than 10
When is it appropriate to move an adult victim who needs CPR? - correct-answer -
when they're laying in the water, if the environment is or becomes dangerous, or
if you can't effectively perform CPR in the area
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Interruptions in chest compressions should be limited to how many seconds? -
correct-answer -less than 10
What is the recommended rate of breaths when a child has a pulse? - correct-
answer -one breath every 3-5 seconds
How should you provide chest compressions to an infant during 2-rescuer CPR? -
correct-answer -the two-thumbs encircling technique
What is the sequence of steps for an infant who is choking? Child? Adult? -
correct-answer -infant: five back slaps, then five chest compressions
child & adult: chest compressions
When attempting to use an AED, what procedures should be followed if the victim
has: a very hairy chest, b. Is submerged in water c. is lying in a small puddle or
snow, d. Has a wet chest, e. Has an implanted pacemaker, f. Has a transdermal
medicine patch? - correct-answer -a. shave or rip the hair with pad
b. take them out of water
c. leave them there