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BLS (basic life support) exam, ALL 400
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
Which of the following is an example of a bloodborne disease?
- HIV
- COVID-19
- Meningitis
- Tuberculosis
HIV
The pulse of an infant is best felt at the:
- Temporal Artery
- Femoral Artery
- Carotid Artery
- Brachial Artery
Brachial Artery
Upon arriving at an emergency scene, your initial priority is:
- Patient assessment
- Scene safety
- Apply an AED
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- Notifying the hospital
Scene safety
Determine responsiveness by:
- Briskly rubbing the sternum with your knuckles.
- Tapping the patient and shouting, “Are you okay?”
- Placing towels with ice cold water on the patient’s cheeks
- Rolling the victim onto their side (recovery position)
Tapping the patient and shouting, "Are you okay?"
CPR can be discontinued in all of the following situations except:
- when the patient shows signs of life.
- when another trained provider replaces you.
- when you are too physically exhausted to continue.
- when cardiac arrest lasts longer than 5 minutes.
when cardiac arrest lasts longer than 5 minutes.
When performing two-person CPR on an adult without an advanced airway device inserted,
give ________ breath(s) after every _______ compressions.
- 1; 5
- 2; 5
- 2; 15
- 2; 30
2; 30
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Equipment that provides a barrier between you and the patient is referred to as:
- Isolation suit
- Universal isolation
- Turnout gear
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
On which of the following patients should you perform the Heimlich maneuver?
- Responsive adult with a severe airway obstruction
- Unresponsive child with a severe airway obstruction
- Responsive adult with a mild airway obstruction
- Unresponsive infant with a severe airway obstruction
Responsive adult with a severe airway obstruction
After performing chest compressions on an unresponsive adult with an airway obstruction,
you should:
- attempt to ventilate.
- check for a carotid pulse.
- open the airway and look in the mouth.
- sweep the patient’s mouth with your finger.
open the airway and look in the mouth.
Without oxygen, brain cells begin to die within:
- 4 to 6 minutes
- 6 to 8 mintues
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- 8 to 10 minutes
- 10 to 12 mintutes
4 to 6 minutes
When performing chest compressions on a patient who is a neonate (younger than 1 month)
you should:
- use the one hand technique
- place the index and middle fingers of one hand on the sternum
- use the two-thumb encircling hand technique
- place the heel of one hand on the center of the chest between the nipples and put the other
hand over it
use the two-thumb encircling hand technique
All of the following are risk factors for cardiovascular disease that you can control, except:
- Sex
- Smoking
- High Cholesterol
- High blood pressure
Sex
When performing two-person infant CPR, you should:
- deliver 1 breath after every 30 compressions
- check for a pulse after every 2 or 3 cycles of CPR
- apply the AED only after performing CPR for 5 minutes
- deliver 2 breaths after every 15 chest compressions
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BLS (basic life support) exam, ALL 400
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
Which of the following is an example of a bloodborne disease?
- HIV
- COVID-19
- Meningitis
- Tuberculosis
HIV
The pulse of an infant is best felt at the:
- Temporal Artery
- Femoral Artery
- Carotid Artery
- Brachial Artery
Brachial Artery
Upon arriving at an emergency scene, your initial priority is:
- Patient assessment
- Scene safety
- Apply an AED
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- Notifying the hospital
Scene safety
Determine responsiveness by:
- Briskly rubbing the sternum with your knuckles.
- Tapping the patient and shouting, “Are you okay?”
- Placing towels with ice cold water on the patient’s cheeks
- Rolling the victim onto their side (recovery position)
Tapping the patient and shouting, "Are you okay?"
CPR can be discontinued in all of the following situations except:
- when the patient shows signs of life.
- when another trained provider replaces you.
- when you are too physically exhausted to continue.
- when cardiac arrest lasts longer than 5 minutes.
when cardiac arrest lasts longer than 5 minutes.
When performing two-person CPR on an adult without an advanced airway device inserted,
give ________ breath(s) after every _______ compressions.
- 1; 5
- 2; 5
- 2; 15
- 2; 30
2; 30
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Equipment that provides a barrier between you and the patient is referred to as:
- Isolation suit
- Universal isolation
- Turnout gear
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
On which of the following patients should you perform the Heimlich maneuver?
- Responsive adult with a severe airway obstruction
- Unresponsive child with a severe airway obstruction
- Responsive adult with a mild airway obstruction
- Unresponsive infant with a severe airway obstruction
Responsive adult with a severe airway obstruction
After performing chest compressions on an unresponsive adult with an airway obstruction,
you should:
- attempt to ventilate.
- check for a carotid pulse.
- open the airway and look in the mouth.
- sweep the patient’s mouth with your finger.
open the airway and look in the mouth.
Without oxygen, brain cells begin to die within:
- 4 to 6 minutes
- 6 to 8 mintues
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- 8 to 10 minutes
- 10 to 12 mintutes
4 to 6 minutes
When performing chest compressions on a patient who is a neonate (younger than 1 month)
you should:
- use the one hand technique
- place the index and middle fingers of one hand on the sternum
- use the two-thumb encircling hand technique
- place the heel of one hand on the center of the chest between the nipples and put the other
hand over it
use the two-thumb encircling hand technique
All of the following are risk factors for cardiovascular disease that you can control, except:
- Sex
- Smoking
- High Cholesterol
- High blood pressure
Sex
When performing two-person infant CPR, you should:
- deliver 1 breath after every 30 compressions
- check for a pulse after every 2 or 3 cycles of CPR
- apply the AED only after performing CPR for 5 minutes
- deliver 2 breaths after every 15 chest compressions
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