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BLS AHA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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Exam of 5 pages for the course Heart code at Heart code (BLS AHA)
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BLS AHAwhich team role makes treatment decisions and assign roles - answer team leader
Children chest compression rate - answer100-120/ min
children chest compression depth and hand placement - answer2 in depth
2 or 1 Hand(S) on the lower half of the breast bone
To avoid fatigue when should roles be alternated during compression - answer every 5
cycles or 2 minutes
Scene Safety and Assessment - answer1. scene safety
2. check for responsiveness
3. activate ERS and get an AED
4. check for pulse
how can you achieve a high chest compression action - answer minimize pauses in
chest compressions
resuscitation triangle roles – answer AED/monitor/defalcator
compressor
airway
Dispatch calls you to respond to a family home with a 6 year old child you were told that
the child was found unresponsive in the backyard the scene is safe upon arrival and you
enter with an AED
The child is unresponsive after you tap his shoulders and shout are you OK he could be
in cardiac arrest what is your next step:
A. For 10 tip 15 seconds look for no breathing or only gasping while simultaneously
checking for a carotid pulse
B. for five to 10 seconds look for no breathing or only gasping while simultaneously
checking for a carotid pulse
C. for five to 10 second look for no breathing or only gasping while simultaneously
checking for the brachial pulse
D. for 10 to 15 seconds look for no breathing or only gasping while simultaneously
checking the brachial pulse - answerB. for five to 10 seconds look for no breathing or
only gasping while simultaneously checking for a carotid pulse
Dispatch calls you to respond to a family home with a 6 year old child you were told that
the child was found unresponsive in the backyard the scene is safe upon arrival and you
enter with an AED
, After checking for breathing and a pulse you verify that the child is not breathing
normally but has a pulse his airway is obstructed how do you deliver rescue breaths
a. one breath every five to six seconds about 10 to 12 breaths per minute
b. two breaths every five to six seconds or about 20 to 24 breaths per minute
c. one breath every two to three seconds or about 20 to 30 breaths per minute
d. two breaths every two to three seconds or about 40 to 60 breaths per minute -
answerc. one breath every two to three seconds or about 20 to 30 breaths per minute
Dispatch calls you to respond to a family home with a 6 year old child you were told that
the child was found unresponsive in the backyard the scene is safe upon arrival and you
enter with an AED
You check the child's pulse after two minutes of providing rescue breaths and cannot
feel a pulse you immediately begin CPR after performing CPR for two more minutes the
child still does not have a pulse and you are still alone what is your next step
a. Continue compressions
b. Getting used an AED
c. continue rescue breaths
d. wait for advanced life support providers to enter - answerb. Getting used an AED
Dispatch calls you to respond to a family home with a 6 year old child you were told that
the child was found unresponsive in the backyard the scene is safe upon arrival and you
enter with an AED
After turning on the AED you follow the prompt you know how to use child pads for
infants and for children younger than eight years but the pediatric pads are unavailable
what should you do
a. Resume chest compressions until pediatric pads become available
b. use the adult pads
c. wait for advanced life support providers to arrive
d. turn off the aed - answerb. use the adult pads
Dispatch calls you to respond to a family home with a 6 year old child you were told that
the child was found unresponsive in the backyard the scene is safe upon arrival and you
enter with an AED
You are still performing CPR as a single rescuer the AED detects shockable rhythm and
advises a shock after delivering one shock you immediately resume CPR and what ratio
of compressions to breaths
a. cycles of 30 compressions an one breath
b. cycles of 30 compressions and 2 breaths
c. cycles of 15 compressions an one breath
d. cycles of 15 compressions and two breaths - answerb. cycles of 30 compressions
and 2 breaths
A local daycare center calls the local emergency number about an unconscious infant
you and your partner are a BLS unit and respond equipped with an AED when you
arrive you verify the scene is safe and find the infant on the floor of the playroom
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