HCB BLS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS UPDATED GRADED A+
Respiratory arrest
When the patient is unresponsive, not breathing (or only gasping) normally but has a
pulse
Cardiac arrest
When the patient is unresponsive, not breathing (or only gasping) and does not have a
pulse
What should you during respiratory arrest
Deliver 1 ventilation every 5-6seconds
How long should each ventilation last
About 1 second and make the chest begin to rise
How long should you wait to start CPR
Within 10 seconds
What should you use during CPR
An AED
Another name for heart attack
myocardial infarction
What position should you put the patient if you do not suspect a head,neck,spinal
or pelvic injury?
Side lying recovery position
What position should you put the patient if you do suspect a head, neck, spinal or
pelvic injury?
Maintain patient in current position
What if you need to leave the patient to call for help?
Side lying recovery position
Supine
, Face up position
Shout tap shout sequence
Use if the patient appears unresponsive
Assess, recognize, and care
A systematic continuous approach for rapid assessment, accurate recognition and
immediate care in emergency situations.
What does assess recognize and care begin with
Rapid assessment
What is Rapid assessment
A visual survey, checking responsiveness, opening the airway and simultaneously
checking for breathing and a pulse
Standard Precautions
Safety measures to prevent disease transmission based on the assumption that all
bodily fluids may be infectious
Visual survey
Assess for safety, formulate an initial impression of the patient and determine the need
for additional resources.
Agonal breaths
Isolated or infrequent gasps
High quality CPR
For adult patients includes 30 chest compressions followed by 2 ventilations (30:2)
High quality CPR can
Double or triple a patients chance of survival
The 30:2 ratio does not apply when:
An advanced airway is in place
During high quality CPR, compress chest at
Rate of 100-120 compressions per minute
During high quality CPR, compress chest to depth of
At least 2 inches. But no more than 2.4 inches
Minimize interruptions to chest compressions during high quality CPR to:
Less than 10 seconds
SOLUTIONS UPDATED GRADED A+
Respiratory arrest
When the patient is unresponsive, not breathing (or only gasping) normally but has a
pulse
Cardiac arrest
When the patient is unresponsive, not breathing (or only gasping) and does not have a
pulse
What should you during respiratory arrest
Deliver 1 ventilation every 5-6seconds
How long should each ventilation last
About 1 second and make the chest begin to rise
How long should you wait to start CPR
Within 10 seconds
What should you use during CPR
An AED
Another name for heart attack
myocardial infarction
What position should you put the patient if you do not suspect a head,neck,spinal
or pelvic injury?
Side lying recovery position
What position should you put the patient if you do suspect a head, neck, spinal or
pelvic injury?
Maintain patient in current position
What if you need to leave the patient to call for help?
Side lying recovery position
Supine
, Face up position
Shout tap shout sequence
Use if the patient appears unresponsive
Assess, recognize, and care
A systematic continuous approach for rapid assessment, accurate recognition and
immediate care in emergency situations.
What does assess recognize and care begin with
Rapid assessment
What is Rapid assessment
A visual survey, checking responsiveness, opening the airway and simultaneously
checking for breathing and a pulse
Standard Precautions
Safety measures to prevent disease transmission based on the assumption that all
bodily fluids may be infectious
Visual survey
Assess for safety, formulate an initial impression of the patient and determine the need
for additional resources.
Agonal breaths
Isolated or infrequent gasps
High quality CPR
For adult patients includes 30 chest compressions followed by 2 ventilations (30:2)
High quality CPR can
Double or triple a patients chance of survival
The 30:2 ratio does not apply when:
An advanced airway is in place
During high quality CPR, compress chest at
Rate of 100-120 compressions per minute
During high quality CPR, compress chest to depth of
At least 2 inches. But no more than 2.4 inches
Minimize interruptions to chest compressions during high quality CPR to:
Less than 10 seconds
