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YMCA BLS EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2024 –
2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
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 _________________________. -
(answers)Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF)
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: -
(answers)Maintain an open airway.
When chest compressions stop, blood flow ______________________
significantly. - (answers)decreases
To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself: - (answers)Above the
patient's head.
Too many rescue breaths too quickly or breaths that are too large is
_______________________, which can be harmful. - (answers)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.
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What should you do? - (answers)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? -
(answers)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? - (answers)Switch out
the compressor.
You are using a bag-mask device to ventilate a 16-year-old in cardiac arrest who
collapsed suddenly during a soccer game. An endotracheal tube has been placed
by an advanced life support provider on the resuscitation team. Proper ventilation
technique in the situation requires that you: - (answers)Squeeze the bag to
deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds.
Which of the following best describes the use of naloxone? - (answers)Naloxone is
an opioid antagonist; it can reverse and block the effects of opioids.
Teamwork in high-performance resuscitation requires the use of
_____________________. - (answers)Clear and effective communication
YMCA BLS EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2024 –
2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
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 _________________________. -
(answers)Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF)
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: -
(answers)Maintain an open airway.
When chest compressions stop, blood flow ______________________
significantly. - (answers)decreases
To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself: - (answers)Above the
patient's head.
Too many rescue breaths too quickly or breaths that are too large is
_______________________, which can be harmful. - (answers)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.
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What should you do? - (answers)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? -
(answers)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? - (answers)Switch out
the compressor.
You are using a bag-mask device to ventilate a 16-year-old in cardiac arrest who
collapsed suddenly during a soccer game. An endotracheal tube has been placed
by an advanced life support provider on the resuscitation team. Proper ventilation
technique in the situation requires that you: - (answers)Squeeze the bag to
deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds.
Which of the following best describes the use of naloxone? - (answers)Naloxone is
an opioid antagonist; it can reverse and block the effects of opioids.
Teamwork in high-performance resuscitation requires the use of
_____________________. - (answers)Clear and effective communication
