HSI BASIC LIFE SUPPORT EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+| latest update 2024/25|

HSI BASIC LIFE SUPPORT EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ You are a BLS provider assessing an unresponsive adult. The scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions. When you assess for breathing and pulse, you definitely feel a pulse and see the person is breathing normally. You should: Maintain an open airway. This BLS program is intended to: train BLS providers in resuscitation, in the context of your setting, and prepare you to recognize cardiac arrest in patients of all ages. 5 Sanity-Saving Tips for Arguing on the Internet 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 _________________________. Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF) When chest compressions stop, blood flow ______________________ significantly. decreases To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself: Above the patient's head. Too many rescue breaths too quickly or breaths that are too large is _______________________, which can be harmful. 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 gasping. You do not feel a carotid pulse. What should you do? Power on the AED. Apply adult pads to the patient's bare chest. You are a lone BLS Provider responding to a possible cardiac arrest. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. An untrained bystander heard the person collapse. You have activated EMS and/or your EAP. Other providers are on the way. An AED is located in the building, about 3 minutes away. The adult patient is unresponsive and making gurgling sounds. You do not feel a carotid pulse. You have a CPR mask with a one-way valve. What should you do? Send the bystander to get the AED. Start high-quality CPR. Four BLS Providers have been performing CPR on an adult cardiac arrest patient for 18 minutes. The last switch in roles was only about a minute ago, but the compressor says, "I'm exhausted." What should they do? Switch out the compresso