Basic Life Support Exam B 2022–2025 Practice Questions

Basic Life Support Exam B 2022–2025 Practice Questions




1. A 65-year-old male is on a short ladder changing a light a. Call 911/EMS.
and suddenly collapses. He is unresponsive. What is
the next step?
a. Call 911/EMS.
b. Begin CPR.
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, Basic Life Support Exam B 2022–2025 Practice Questions

c. Begin mouth-to-mouth ventilation.
d. Check pulse

2. What method should be used to open his airway in the b. Jaw thrust
case with neck injury?
a. Chin-lift
b. Jaw thrust
c. Head-tilt/chin-lift
d. Head-tilt

3. CPR is initiated and the person's pulse returns, but he b. 1 breath per 6 sec
is not breathing. What ventilation rate should be used for
this person?
a. 6-8 breaths per minute
b. 1 breath per 6 sec
c. 18-20 breaths per minute
d. Depends on his color

4. What does AED stand for? c. Automated External De-
a. Automatic Energy Delivery fibrillator
b. Automated External Device
c. Automated External Defibrillator
d. Autonomous Energy Defibrillator

5. A 49-year-old female suffers a witnessed cardiac ar- d. You should avoid plac-
rest. She has a known cardiac history per her family. ing pads over the bulge.
You notice a bulge in the upper left chest under the




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