HSI YMCA BLS EXAM questions |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with answers |\
This technique may be useful for larger infants or when the BLS
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provider has difficulty compressing the appropriate depth. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The Heel of One Hand technique |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
You and another BLS provider are giving CPR to a 7-year-old child
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when the AED arrives. You turn on the AED, switch the AED to
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pediatric energy levels, and apply the pads. The other BLS
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provider should: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔BLS provider should
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continue high-quality compressions while the AED is charging
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When breathing slows or stops, it leads to bradycardia, a slow
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heart rhythm of fewer than _ beats per minute. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔60 |\
You are a lone BLS provider responding to a possible adult
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cardiac arrest. The scene is safe. You have taken standard
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precautions. An untrained bystander heard the person collapse. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
You have activated EMS or your occupational emergency action
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plan. Other providers are on the way. An AED is located in the
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building, about 3 minutes away. The patient is unresponsive and
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making gurgling sounds. You do not feel a carotid pulse. You have
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a CPR mask with a one-way valve. What should you do? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Send the bystander to get the AED. Start
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high-quality CPR. |\
, You and another BLS provider have responded to a call for a 5-
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month-old infant with trouble breathing. The scene is safe. You |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
have taken standard precautions. The infant is unresponsive and
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gasping. You have activated EMS or your occupational emergency
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action plan. A weak brachial pulse at about 40 beats per minute
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is felt. The infant's skin is mottled, and the hands and feet are
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cool to touch. Other BLS providers are a few minutes away with
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an AED. What should you do? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔You
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should start high-quality CPR |\ |\ |\
You are attempting to resuscitate an unresponsive 25-year-old
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who overdosed on fentanyl. The scene is safe. You have taken
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standard precautions. EMS or your occupational emergency |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
action plan has been activated. The patient is making snorting
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sounds. The carotid pulse is definitely felt. You have a bag-mask
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device, AED, and Narcan Nasal Spray. What should you do? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ventilate the patient and give naloxone |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
per local medical protocol.
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Early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EMS
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is which link in the adult Out-of-Hospital chain of survival? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Activation of Emergency Response |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Allow ________________ between chest compressions so the heart
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can refill. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Complete chest recoil
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When assessing an unresponsive adult, child, or infant, you
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should take no longer than ___ seconds to simultaneously assess
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breathing and pulse. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔10 seconds - To |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
minimize interruption in chest compression when assessing an |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with answers |\
This technique may be useful for larger infants or when the BLS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
provider has difficulty compressing the appropriate depth. -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The Heel of One Hand technique |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
You and another BLS provider are giving CPR to a 7-year-old child
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
when the AED arrives. You turn on the AED, switch the AED to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pediatric energy levels, and apply the pads. The other BLS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
provider should: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔BLS provider should
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
continue high-quality compressions while the AED is charging
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When breathing slows or stops, it leads to bradycardia, a slow
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
heart rhythm of fewer than _ beats per minute. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔60 |\
You are a lone BLS provider responding to a possible adult
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cardiac arrest. The scene is safe. You have taken standard
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
precautions. An untrained bystander heard the person collapse. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
You have activated EMS or your occupational emergency action
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
plan. Other providers are on the way. An AED is located in the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
building, about 3 minutes away. The 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? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Send the bystander to get the AED. Start
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
high-quality CPR. |\
, You and another BLS provider have responded to a call for a 5-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
month-old infant with trouble breathing. The scene is safe. You |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
have taken standard precautions. The infant is unresponsive and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
gasping. You have activated EMS or your occupational emergency
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
action plan. A weak brachial pulse at about 40 beats per minute
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is felt. The infant's skin is mottled, and the hands and feet are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cool to touch. Other BLS providers are a few minutes away with
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
an AED. What should you do? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔You
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
should start high-quality CPR |\ |\ |\
You are attempting to resuscitate an unresponsive 25-year-old
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
who overdosed on fentanyl. The scene is safe. You have taken
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
standard precautions. EMS or your occupational emergency |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
action plan has been activated. The patient is making snorting
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sounds. The carotid pulse is definitely felt. You have a bag-mask
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
device, AED, and Narcan Nasal Spray. What should you do? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ventilate the patient and give naloxone |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
per local medical protocol.
|\ |\ |\
Early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EMS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is which link in the adult Out-of-Hospital chain of survival? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Activation of Emergency Response |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Allow ________________ between chest compressions so the heart
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
can refill. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Complete chest recoil
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When assessing an unresponsive adult, child, or infant, you
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
should take no longer than ___ seconds to simultaneously assess
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
breathing and pulse. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔10 seconds - To |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
minimize interruption in chest compression when assessing an |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
