Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Pretests
Basic Life Support Pretest No. 2
In order to get 100%, you must answer all of the following correctly.
16. A 52-year-old man collapses at the fitness center after a workout. To determine whether he is in cardiac arrest, you should check for signs of circulation. Part of this assessment is the pulse check. What is the preferred site for a pulse check in this adult victim?
At the radial artery of the wrist
At the brachial artery of the arm
At the carotid artery of the neck
On the chest over the heart
17. Where should you place your hands on the chest of a victim when you are performing chest compressions?
On the top half of the breastbone
Over the heart, on the left side of the chest at the nipple line
Over the very bottom of the breastbone, on the xiphoid
On the lower half of the breastbone, at the nipple line in the center of the chest
18. You are performing CPR on an unresponsive man who was found in his bed. What is your ratio of compressions to ventilations?
30 compressions, then 2 ventilations
5 compressions, then 1 ventilation
10 compressions, then 2 ventilations
15 compressions, then 5 ventilations
19. What is the correct rate or speed you should use to perform compressions for an adult victim of cardiac arrest?
A rate of 60 times per minute
A rate of 80 times per minute
A rate of 100 times per minute
A rate of 120 times per minute
20. A neighbor runs to you with his limp 5-year-old child. You verify that the child is unresponsive and send the neighbor to phone 911. You open the child's airway, determine that he is not breathing, and deliver 2 effective rescue breaths. You check for signs of circulation and find that the child has no signs of circulation (including no pulse). Which of the following choices best describes the technique you should use to perform chest compressions on this child?
Use both hands, one on top of the other
Use the heel of one hand
Use the tips of 2 fingers
Use the palm and fingers of one hand
21. You and a colleague have responded to a 911 call to attempt resuscitation of an unresponsive man who was found in a chair. After laying the victim supine on a hard surface, you open the airway and check for breathing. When you find no normal breathing you deliver 2 effective breaths. Next you check for signs of circulation and find no signs of circulation. What should you and your partner do next?
Attach an AED (if available) or begin chest compressions and cycles of compressions and ventilations
Deliver 5 abdominal thrusts
Check for signs of circulation again
Reposition the airway and reattempt rescue breaths
22. You are alone when you see a man collapse. You confirm that he is unresponsive and phone the emergency response number. There is no AED in sight. You return to the man and perform the steps of CPR. You open the airway and find that he has only agonal respirations. You deliver 2 effective breaths and check for signs of circulation. There are no signs of circulation, so you begin chest compressions. When should you recheck for signs of circulation?
After each compression-ventilation cycle
After the first compression-ventilation cycle
After about 5 minutes of CPR
After the first 4 cycles of 30 compressions and 2 ventilations and every few minutes thereafter
23. Which of the following most accurately characterizes when you should start chest compressions?
As soon as you find that there are no signs of circulation
After you have reassessed the victim's breathing
After giving the 2 initial ventilations
Whenever you find an unresponsive person
24. When you perform CPR, how do your chest compressions and rescue breathing help the victim of sudden cardiac arrest?
CPR decreases the need for coronary artery bypass
CPR forces the heart in ventricular fibrillation to return to a normal heart rhythm
CPR has no effect on survival
Immediate CPR provides a flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart and brain and "buys time" until defibrillation
25. A 7-year-old boy is struck by a car in front of your house. You find him unresponsive and bleeding from a wound on his forehead. How should you open his airway?
By tilting his head and lifting his chin
Jaw thrust with cervical spine immobilization
By sweeping out his mouth and pulling forward on his tongue
By not moving him at all because he might have a broken neck
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Basic Life Support Tests
Basic Life Support Pretest No. 1
Basic Life Support Pretest No. 2
Q & A (short version)
Annotated AHA Answer Sheet
Basic Life Support Course A
Basic Life Support Course B
Manuals:
Red Cross Manuals
AHA Guidelines for CPR/ECC
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