American Red Cross BLS: Final Exam Test Question and
Answers Graded A+
After immediately initiating the emergency the exam room. You yell to the medical assistant,
response system, what is the next link in the "Go get the AED!" Which response by the
Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop
ANSWER -Early high-quality CPR communication? - ANSWER -"I'll go get the
AED."
The nurse assesses a responsive adult and
determines she is choking. Which intervention During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns
should the nurse implement? - ANSWER - team roles and tasks to each member. You
Cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts recognize that a task has been overlooked.
Which is the most appropriate action? -
ANSWER -Alert the team leader
You are providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has immediately and identify for them what task has
an endotracheal tube in place. How does this been overlooked.
affect compressions and ventilations? -
ANSWER -The team should provide
ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation every 6 You and your colleagues are performing CPR on
seconds without pausing compressions. a 6-year-old child. What is the compression-to-
ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? -
ANSWER -15:2
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your
patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into cardiac
arrest. She is 28 weeks pregnant and her fundus You perform a rapid assessment and determine
is above the umbilicus. Which statement is true that your patient is experiencing cardiac arrest.
regarding CPR and AED use for a pregnant On the basis of your assessment findings, you
patient? - ANSWER -Providers should begin CPR to improve the patient's chances of
perform high-quality CPR and continuous left survival. Which term refers to clearly and
uterine displacement (LUD) until the infant is rationally identifying the connection between
delivered, even if ROSC is achieved. information and actions? - ANSWER -
Critical thinking
What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for
a child or infant in respiratory arrest or failure? - You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an
ANSWER -1 ventilation every 2 to 3 adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You
seconds should give 1 ventilation every: -
ANSWER -6 seconds
How is a child defined in terms of CPR/AED
care? - ANSWER -Someone from the age You and two nurses have been performing CPR
of 1 to the onset of puberty on a 72-year-old patient, Ben Phillips. When Mr.
Phillips shows signs of ROSC, where should you
perform the pulse check? - ANSWER -At
While orienting a new medical assistant to the the carotid or femoral artery
facility, you find a patient who is unresponsive in
1/2
Answers Graded A+
After immediately initiating the emergency the exam room. You yell to the medical assistant,
response system, what is the next link in the "Go get the AED!" Which response by the
Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop
ANSWER -Early high-quality CPR communication? - ANSWER -"I'll go get the
AED."
The nurse assesses a responsive adult and
determines she is choking. Which intervention During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns
should the nurse implement? - ANSWER - team roles and tasks to each member. You
Cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts recognize that a task has been overlooked.
Which is the most appropriate action? -
ANSWER -Alert the team leader
You are providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has immediately and identify for them what task has
an endotracheal tube in place. How does this been overlooked.
affect compressions and ventilations? -
ANSWER -The team should provide
ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation every 6 You and your colleagues are performing CPR on
seconds without pausing compressions. a 6-year-old child. What is the compression-to-
ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? -
ANSWER -15:2
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your
patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into cardiac
arrest. She is 28 weeks pregnant and her fundus You perform a rapid assessment and determine
is above the umbilicus. Which statement is true that your patient is experiencing cardiac arrest.
regarding CPR and AED use for a pregnant On the basis of your assessment findings, you
patient? - ANSWER -Providers should begin CPR to improve the patient's chances of
perform high-quality CPR and continuous left survival. Which term refers to clearly and
uterine displacement (LUD) until the infant is rationally identifying the connection between
delivered, even if ROSC is achieved. information and actions? - ANSWER -
Critical thinking
What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for
a child or infant in respiratory arrest or failure? - You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an
ANSWER -1 ventilation every 2 to 3 adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You
seconds should give 1 ventilation every: -
ANSWER -6 seconds
How is a child defined in terms of CPR/AED
care? - ANSWER -Someone from the age You and two nurses have been performing CPR
of 1 to the onset of puberty on a 72-year-old patient, Ben Phillips. When Mr.
Phillips shows signs of ROSC, where should you
perform the pulse check? - ANSWER -At
While orienting a new medical assistant to the the carotid or femoral artery
facility, you find a patient who is unresponsive in
1/2
