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AMERICAN RED CROSS F INAL
EXAM BLS | 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS | VERIFIED | LATEST
VERSION
Question 1: You and your colleagues have been providing
high-quality CPR and using the AED on Mr. Sauer.While providing ventilations, you notice that Mr. Sauer moves and appears to be breathing. What is the correct course of action?
CORRECT ANSWER : Stop CPR, check for breathing
and a pulse and monitor Mr. Sauer until the advanced cardiac life support team takes over.
Question 2: Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find
him on the ground, unresponsive. After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is your next action according to the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival?
CORRECT ANSWER : Early CPR
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Question 3: The systematic and continuous approach to
providing emergent patient care includes which three elements?
CORRECT ANSWER : Assess, Recognize, Care
Question 4: You suspect that an unresponsive patient has
sustained a neck injury. Which technique should you use to open the patient's airway?
CORRECT ANSWER : Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
Question 5: You are working in an OB/GYN office when
your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Which statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient?
CORRECT ANSWER : AED use is safe for pregnant
patients.
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Question 6: You and your colleagues are performing CPR
on a 6-year-old child. What is the compression-to- ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR?
CORRECT ANSWER : In both children and infants, the
compression-to-ventilation ratio is 30:2 during single-
provider CPR and 15:2 during multiple-provider CPR.
Question 7: You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her
lunch splattered on the floor. She is slumped over the bedside table and does not appear to be breathing. You perform a visual survey and determine that the scene is safe. Which is the next appropriate action?
CORRECT ANSWER : Check for responsiveness
Question 8: A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac
arrest. You initiate CPR and correctly perform chest compressions at which rate?
CORRECT ANSWER : 100 to 120 per minute.
Question 9: During a resuscitation, the team leader
assigns team roles and tasks to each member. You
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recognize that a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action?
CORRECT ANSWER : Alert the team leader
immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.
Question 10: While orienting a new medical assistant to
the facility, you find a patient who is unresponsive in the exam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!" Which response by the medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop communication?
CORRECT ANSWER : "I'll go get the AED."
Question 11: What is a reason you would choose to
perform chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts for an adult with an obstructed airway?
CORRECT ANSWER : The patient is in a wheelchair.
Question 12: You are alone caring for a 4-month-old
infant who has gone into cardiac arrest. Which is the most effective CPR technique to perform until help arrives?