American Red Cross BLS (Basic Life Support) Questions and Answers

American Red Cross BLS (Basic Life Support) Questions and Answers While assessing an unresponsive adult who has been pulled from the water, you find that the patient has only occasional gasps, no definitive pulse and no severe life-threatening bleeding. Which of the following should you do next? Provide 2 ventilations and begin CPR An adult choking victim becomes unresponsive after 7 abdominal thrusts. You lay them on the floor. The next step you should do is to: Expose the chest and begin chest compressions. You are performing chest compressions on a six-year-old. You should be compressing the chest to what depth? ABOUT 2 inches How should you place your hands when performing chest compressions on an infant during CPR with two trained responders? Encircling thumbs technique with 2 thumbs just below the nipple line. When possible, 2-responder ventilation with a bag-valve-mask is preferred because: It allows on person to create and maintain a mask seal. Your initial impression of a patient is based on: How the patient appears to you as you size up the scene. You have an infant that is apneic (no breathing) and pulseless. Another person is doing compressions. There is no advanced airway in place. You need to ventilate: 2 times after every 15th compression. You happen to be at the mall when you notice a nine-year-old girl and her sixteen-year-old sister near the candy store. The nine-year-old cannot cough, speak or make any gestures. You should begin care as consent is implied. If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other, such as with a small child or an infant, you should: Place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other in the back. While performing CPR on an adult, a 2nd trained responder arrives with an AED. What should you do? Continue CPR while the 2nd responder turns on the AED and applies the pads. To ensure effective chest compressions during CPR, which of the following is most appropriate? Allowing the chest to fully recoil between compressions. Your initial impression reveals life threatening bleeding in an adult patient who appears to be unresponsive. Your next step should be: Control the bleeding with any available recourses. Full chest recoil is necessary for a successful resuscitation as it: Allows more complete filling of the heart between compressions. When assessing an adult patient you feel a distinct pulse, but the patient has no normal breathing. What is your next step to provide care? Provide 1 ventilation every 5-6 seconds. You are about to apply AED pads to a victim's chest when you notice that the victim has several body piercings with jewelry on his chest. Which of the following should you do? Avoid placing the pads directly over the jewelry. When providing ventilations for an adult patient with an advanced airway in place: Provide continuous compressions with 1 ventilation every 6 seconds. The cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in a 2-responder CPR for a 6-year-old is: 15 chest compressions and 2 ventilations. When using an AED: Adult pads may be used on an infant if pediatric pads are not available. All of theses are components of checking the scene EXCEPT: Checking for responsiveness.