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HSI YMCA BLS EXAM 2026/2027 Actual Complete
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When chest compressions stop, blood flow
______________________ significantly.
1. increases
2. decreases
3. improves
4. circulates - Answer-decreases
To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself:
1. Above the patient's head.
2. At the side of the patient, below the hips.
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3. At the side of the patient, close to the chest.
4. At the side of the patient, close to the head. - Answer-
above the patients head
Too many rescue breaths too quickly or breaths that are
too large is _______________________, which can be
harmful.
1. Respiratory distress
2. Excessive ventilation
3. Respiratory arrest
4. Bag-mask ventilation - Answer-Excessive ventilation
You are a lone BLS Provider responding to a possible
adult cardiac arrest. The scene is safe. You have taken
standard precautions. The patient is unresponsive. You
have activated EMS and/or your EAP. Other providers are
on the way. You have an AED. The patient is occasionally
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gasping. You do not feel a carotid pulse. What should you
do?
1. Immediately start CPR, beginning with chest
compressions.
2. Power on the AED. Apply adult pads to the patient's
bare chest.
3. Reassess the patient's responsiveness, airway,
breathing, and pulse.
4. Open the airway and provide rescue breathing or bag-
mask ventilation. - Answer-Power on the AED. Apply adult
pads to the patient's bare chest.
The BLS program is intended to:
1. Replace local protocols or medical direction.
2. Train BLS providers in resuscitation.
3. Train BLS providers in the context of your setting.
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4. Train professional responders in advanced life support.
5. Prepare you to recognize cardiac arrest in patients of all
ages. - Answer-- train BLS providers in resuscitation
- prepare you to recognize cardiac arrest in patients of all
ages
what is BLS - Answer-basic life support
When the lower chambers of the heart beat too quickly or
quiver, the heart cannot pump blood. These abnormal
heart rhythms, or dysrhythmias, are known as
___________________ and
_________________________.
1. Stroke, heart attack
2. Cardiac arrest, defibrillation
3. Secondary cardiac arrest, heart attack
HSI YMCA BLS EXAM 2026/2027 Actual Complete
Verified Exam Questions & Correct Answers (Verified
Answers)| Already Graded A+ | Newest Exam!!!
When chest compressions stop, blood flow
______________________ significantly.
1. increases
2. decreases
3. improves
4. circulates - Answer-decreases
To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself:
1. Above the patient's head.
2. At the side of the patient, below the hips.
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3. At the side of the patient, close to the chest.
4. At the side of the patient, close to the head. - Answer-
above the patients head
Too many rescue breaths too quickly or breaths that are
too large is _______________________, which can be
harmful.
1. Respiratory distress
2. Excessive ventilation
3. Respiratory arrest
4. Bag-mask ventilation - Answer-Excessive ventilation
You are a lone BLS Provider responding to a possible
adult cardiac arrest. The scene is safe. You have taken
standard precautions. The patient is unresponsive. You
have activated EMS and/or your EAP. Other providers are
on the way. You have an AED. The patient is occasionally
,3|Page
gasping. You do not feel a carotid pulse. What should you
do?
1. Immediately start CPR, beginning with chest
compressions.
2. Power on the AED. Apply adult pads to the patient's
bare chest.
3. Reassess the patient's responsiveness, airway,
breathing, and pulse.
4. Open the airway and provide rescue breathing or bag-
mask ventilation. - Answer-Power on the AED. Apply adult
pads to the patient's bare chest.
The BLS program is intended to:
1. Replace local protocols or medical direction.
2. Train BLS providers in resuscitation.
3. Train BLS providers in the context of your setting.
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4. Train professional responders in advanced life support.
5. Prepare you to recognize cardiac arrest in patients of all
ages. - Answer-- train BLS providers in resuscitation
- prepare you to recognize cardiac arrest in patients of all
ages
what is BLS - Answer-basic life support
When the lower chambers of the heart beat too quickly or
quiver, the heart cannot pump blood. These abnormal
heart rhythms, or dysrhythmias, are known as
___________________ and
_________________________.
1. Stroke, heart attack
2. Cardiac arrest, defibrillation
3. Secondary cardiac arrest, heart attack
