Heartcode BLS Exam/ Actual Questions with
Definitive Solutions
How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is present? - Answer:
Head tilt-chin lift
The child is unresponsive after you tap his shoulders and shout "Are you OK?" He
could be in cardiac arrest. What is your next step? - Answer: For 5-10 seconds,
look for no breathing or only gasping while simultaneously checking the carotid
pulse
After checking for breathing and a pulse, you verify that the child is not breathing
normally but has a pulse. His airway is not obstructed. How do you deliver rescue
breaths? - Answer: 1 breath every 2-3 seconds, or about 20-30 breaths/min
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, You check the child's pulse after 2 minutes of providing rescue breaths and cannot
feel a pulse. You immediately begin CPR. After performing CPR for 2 minutes the
child does not have a pulse and you are still alone. What is your next step? -
Answer: Get and use an AED
After turning on the AED, you follow the prompts. You know to use child pads for
infants and for children younger than 8 years, but the pediatric pads are
unavailable. What should you do? - Answer: Use the adult pads
You are still performing CPR as a single rescuer. The AED detects a shockable
rhythm and advises a shock. After delivering 1 shock, you immediately resume
CPR with what ratio of compressions to breaths. - Answer: cycle of 30
compressions and 2 breaths
When performing chest compressions for an infant in a 2-rescuer situation, you
should put 2 _____________ in the center of the chest, on the lower half of the
breastbone - Answer: thumbs
During CPR on a child, you should place 1 or 2 hands over the ______ of the
______ - Answer: lower half, breastbone
Two life-threatening arrhythmias that can cause cardiac arrest are pulseless
ventricular tachycardia and _______ - Answer: ventricular fibrillation
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Definitive Solutions
How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is present? - Answer:
Head tilt-chin lift
The child is unresponsive after you tap his shoulders and shout "Are you OK?" He
could be in cardiac arrest. What is your next step? - Answer: For 5-10 seconds,
look for no breathing or only gasping while simultaneously checking the carotid
pulse
After checking for breathing and a pulse, you verify that the child is not breathing
normally but has a pulse. His airway is not obstructed. How do you deliver rescue
breaths? - Answer: 1 breath every 2-3 seconds, or about 20-30 breaths/min
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, You check the child's pulse after 2 minutes of providing rescue breaths and cannot
feel a pulse. You immediately begin CPR. After performing CPR for 2 minutes the
child does not have a pulse and you are still alone. What is your next step? -
Answer: Get and use an AED
After turning on the AED, you follow the prompts. You know to use child pads for
infants and for children younger than 8 years, but the pediatric pads are
unavailable. What should you do? - Answer: Use the adult pads
You are still performing CPR as a single rescuer. The AED detects a shockable
rhythm and advises a shock. After delivering 1 shock, you immediately resume
CPR with what ratio of compressions to breaths. - Answer: cycle of 30
compressions and 2 breaths
When performing chest compressions for an infant in a 2-rescuer situation, you
should put 2 _____________ in the center of the chest, on the lower half of the
breastbone - Answer: thumbs
During CPR on a child, you should place 1 or 2 hands over the ______ of the
______ - Answer: lower half, breastbone
Two life-threatening arrhythmias that can cause cardiac arrest are pulseless
ventricular tachycardia and _______ - Answer: ventricular fibrillation
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