BLS -PROMED ACCURATE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
You tap and shout to check for responsiveness, but the patient does not respond. what is your next step
after calling for help? - ANSWER check for breathing and a pulse
after checking for breathing and a pulse, you find that the patient is not breathing normally but has a
pulse and needs rescue breathing. what is the correct ventilation rate? - ANSWER 1 breath every 6
seconds, or about 10 breaths per minute
after 4 minutes of rescue breathing, no pulse is present during a pulse check. what immediate actions
should be taken? - ANSWER immediately begin CPR and turn on the AED
as you are providing CPR, your colleague arrives, turns on the AED, and follows the prompts. the AED
analyzes the rhythm and does not advise a shock. After you immediately resume CPR, how do you
continue treating the patient? - ANSWER continue CPR until prompted by the AED to allow a rhythm
heck, the code team arrives, or the patient starts to move.
how are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device? - ANSWER 1 breath over 1 second, while watching
the chest rise.
when should the rescuer operating the AED clear the victim? - ANSWER during analysis & before shock
delivery
when performing high-quality CPR on a child, what is the correct depth of compressions? - ANSWER
approximately 2 inches (5cm)
after an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next? - ANSWER resume CPR, starting with
chest compressions
during CPR on a child, interruptions to chest compressions should be limited to no more than ______
seconds - ANSWER 10
, during CPR on a child, you should place 1 or 2 hands over the ______ of the _______________. -
ANSWER lower half, breastbone
what is the recommended depth of compressions in infants? - ANSWER approximately 1 1/2 inches
(4cm)
when using a pocket mask, where should the rescuer be positioned? - ANSWER at the side of the victim
what is the correct approach for AED pad placement for infants and children less than 8 years of age? -
ANSWER as indicated on the pad packages
Heart rate <60 with sign of poor perfusion - ANSWER start CPR
Heart rate >60/min - ANSWER continue rescue breathing, check pulse every 2 minutes, if no pulse start
CPR
no normal breathing and a pulse is felt - ANSWER give rescue breaths every 2-3 seconds (20-30 breaths
per minute), assess pulse rate for no more than 10 seconds
no breathing or only gasping and no pulse is felt - ANSWER witnessed: activate the emergency response
system, retrieve the AED and begin CPR.
unwitnessed: begin CPR immediately
CPR - ANSWER performs cycles of 30 compressions and 2 breaths
when a second rescuer arrives, perform cycles of 15 compressions and 2 breaths
use the AED as soon as it is available.
after about 2 minutes, if still alone, activate the emergency response system and retrieve the AED (if not
already done)
once the AED arrives, check the rhythm: - ANSWER shockable rhythm: give 1 shock, resume CPR
immediately for 2 minutes (until prompted by the AED to allow a rhythm check)
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
You tap and shout to check for responsiveness, but the patient does not respond. what is your next step
after calling for help? - ANSWER check for breathing and a pulse
after checking for breathing and a pulse, you find that the patient is not breathing normally but has a
pulse and needs rescue breathing. what is the correct ventilation rate? - ANSWER 1 breath every 6
seconds, or about 10 breaths per minute
after 4 minutes of rescue breathing, no pulse is present during a pulse check. what immediate actions
should be taken? - ANSWER immediately begin CPR and turn on the AED
as you are providing CPR, your colleague arrives, turns on the AED, and follows the prompts. the AED
analyzes the rhythm and does not advise a shock. After you immediately resume CPR, how do you
continue treating the patient? - ANSWER continue CPR until prompted by the AED to allow a rhythm
heck, the code team arrives, or the patient starts to move.
how are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device? - ANSWER 1 breath over 1 second, while watching
the chest rise.
when should the rescuer operating the AED clear the victim? - ANSWER during analysis & before shock
delivery
when performing high-quality CPR on a child, what is the correct depth of compressions? - ANSWER
approximately 2 inches (5cm)
after an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next? - ANSWER resume CPR, starting with
chest compressions
during CPR on a child, interruptions to chest compressions should be limited to no more than ______
seconds - ANSWER 10
, during CPR on a child, you should place 1 or 2 hands over the ______ of the _______________. -
ANSWER lower half, breastbone
what is the recommended depth of compressions in infants? - ANSWER approximately 1 1/2 inches
(4cm)
when using a pocket mask, where should the rescuer be positioned? - ANSWER at the side of the victim
what is the correct approach for AED pad placement for infants and children less than 8 years of age? -
ANSWER as indicated on the pad packages
Heart rate <60 with sign of poor perfusion - ANSWER start CPR
Heart rate >60/min - ANSWER continue rescue breathing, check pulse every 2 minutes, if no pulse start
CPR
no normal breathing and a pulse is felt - ANSWER give rescue breaths every 2-3 seconds (20-30 breaths
per minute), assess pulse rate for no more than 10 seconds
no breathing or only gasping and no pulse is felt - ANSWER witnessed: activate the emergency response
system, retrieve the AED and begin CPR.
unwitnessed: begin CPR immediately
CPR - ANSWER performs cycles of 30 compressions and 2 breaths
when a second rescuer arrives, perform cycles of 15 compressions and 2 breaths
use the AED as soon as it is available.
after about 2 minutes, if still alone, activate the emergency response system and retrieve the AED (if not
already done)
once the AED arrives, check the rhythm: - ANSWER shockable rhythm: give 1 shock, resume CPR
immediately for 2 minutes (until prompted by the AED to allow a rhythm check)
