AHA BLS Exam Review UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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AHA BLS Exam Review UPDATED Actual
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. When should the rescuer initially ensure that the scene is safe?
a. When the rescuer first sees a potential victim
b. After the rescuer activates the emergency response system
c. As emergency medical services arrive on t...
AHA BLS Exam Review UPDATED Actual
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. When should the rescuer initially ensure that the scene is safe?
a. When the rescuer first sees a potential victim
b. After the rescuer activates the emergency response system
c. As emergency medical services arrive on the scene
d. After an AED that is attached to the victim delivers a shock - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A
2. As soon as an AED becomes available, which of the following is the first step the rescuer
should perform to operate the AED?
a. Place the AED pads on the chest
b. Deliver 2 rescue breaths before using the AED
c. Turn on the AED
d. Complete 5 cycles of chest compressions - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔C
3. After the AED delivers a shock, the rescuer should
a. Wait for the AED to reanalyze the rhythm
b. Immediately restart CPR, beginning with chest compressions
c. Provide 2 ventilations to the victim
d. Immediately check the carotid pulse for no more than 10 seconds - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔B
4. The 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC recommend that to identify cardiac arrest in
an unresponsive victim with no breathing (or no normal breathing), a healthcare provider
should check a pulse for no more than
a. 25 seconds
b. 10 seconds
c. 15 seconds
d. 20 seconds - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔B
, 5. After you identify an unresponsive victim with no breathing (or no normal breathing) and
no pulse, chest compressions should be initiated within
a. 25 seconds
b. 10 seconds
c. 30 seconds
d. 60 seconds - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔B
6. Which of the following victims need CPR?
a. A victim with a pulse and who is having trouble breathing
b. A victim with chest pain and indigestion
c. A victim who is unresponsive, no normal breathing and absent/ inadequate pulse
d. A victim who is unresponsive but is breathing adequately - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔C
7. Where should the hands be placed to perform chest compressions on an adult?
a. On the lower half of the breastbone
b. In the center of the breastbone
c. On the upper portion of the abdomen
d. On the upper half of the breastbone - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A
8. The depth of compressions for an adult victim should be at least
a. 1 inch
b. 2 inches
c. 3 inches
d. 4 inches - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔B
9. Why is it important to compress to the appropriate depth during CPR?
a. Adequate depth of compression is needed to create blood flow during compressions
b. Adequate depth of compression is needed to create air flow into the lungs and adequate
oxygenation
c. Adequate depth of compression is needed to prolong asystole
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