BLS Manual

Question 1

___________ percent of out of hospital cardiac arrests occur in the home.

Answer 1

70%

Note- About half are witnessed.

Question 2

Only about ________ of adult patients with non traumatic cardiac arrests who are treated by emergency medical services (EMS) survive to hospital discharge.

Answer 2

10%

Question 3

BLS Course ages are defined as follows.

Answer 3

Adults- Adolescents (after the onset of puberty) & older.

Children- 1 year of age to puberty.

Infants- Less than 1 year of age excluding newly born infants in the delivery room.

Question 4

Signs of puberty.

Answer 4

Males- Chest or underarm hair

Females- Any breast development

Question 5

Start compressions within _______ seconds of recognition of cardiac arrest.

Answer 5

10 seconds

Question 6

Compress at a rate of ______________per minute.

Answer 6

100-120

Question 7

Compression depths.

Answer 7

Adults - At least 2 inches
Children- At least 1/3 the depth of the chest, about 2 inches.
Infants- At least 1/3 the depth of the chest, 1 1/2 inches.

Question 8

Try to limit interruptions to chest compressions to less than________________.

Answer 8

10 seconds

Question 9

Research suggests that compression depth greater than _____________ in adults may cause injury.

Answer 9

2.4 inches

Question 10

If you have a CPR quality feedback device, is it optimal to target your compression depth from ______________ inches.

Answer 10

2-2.4

Question 11

The 2 distinct adult Chains of Survival

Answer 11

In-hospital cardiac arrest

Out-of hospital cardiac arrest

Question 12

Rapid defibrillation in combination with high-CPR can ________________the chances of survival.

Answer 12

Double or triple

Question 13

Nearly ____________ out of historical cardiac arrest deaths occur annually.

Answer 13

360,000

Question 14

Heart disease is the #1 killer in the world with more than _____________ deaths each year.

Answer 14

17 million

Question 15

For infants & children, rescue breaths should be given once every __________ seconds or 12-20 per minute.

Answer 15

3-5

Question 16

For infants & children, add compressions if pulse rate is below__________with signs of poor perfusion.

Answer 16

60

Question 17

For infants & children the emergency response system should be activated after ________ minutes if not already done.

Answer 17

2

Note- If collapse is witnessed, activate the emergency response system 1st.

Question 18

Compression/ breath ratio for 2 rescuer CPR for infants & children.

Answer 18

15:2

Question 19

To perform a pulse check in an infant, palpate the ____________ artery.

Answer 19

Brachial

Question 20

To perform a pulse check on a child, palpate the________________ artery.

Answer 20

Carotid or femoral

Question 21

Assess the following for signs of poor perfusion.

Answer 21

Temperature
Altered mental status
Pulses
Skin

Question 22

When multiple rescuers are present, the ____________ compressions technique is preferred.

Answer 22

2 thumb- encircling hands.

Question 23

If possible, use child AED pads for children less than ________ years of age.

Answer 23

8