Chapter 11 - BLS Resuscitation

Question 1

A patient should be placed in the recovery position when he or she:
A. Has a pulse but is unconscious and breathing shallowly
B. Is semiconscious, injured, and breathing adequately
C. Has experienced trauma but is breathing effectively
D. Is unconscious, uninjured, and breathing adequately

Answer 1

D. Is unconscious, uninjured, and breathing adequately

Question 2

After \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ minutes without oxygen, brain damage is likely.
Select one:
A. 5
B. 4 
C. 2
D. 6

Answer 2

D. 6

Question 3

An apneic infant or child should be ventilated a maximum of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ times per minute.
Select one:
A. 10
B. 30 
C. 20
D. 15

Answer 3

C. 20

Question 4

In two-rescuer adult CPR, you should deliver a compression to ventilation ratio of:
Select one:
A. 5:2.
B. 30:2.
C. 5:1. 
D. 15:2.

Answer 4

B. 30:2.

Question 5

Signs of a sudden severe upper airway obstruction include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Select one:
A. grasping the throat.
B. forceful coughing.
C. acute cyanosis.
D. inability to speak.

Answer 5

B. forceful coughing.

Question 6

What is the correct compression-to-ventilation ratio for adult CPR?
Select one:
A. 15:2
B. 3:1
C. 5:1 
D. 30:2

Answer 6

D. 30:2

Question 7

What is the correct ratio of compressions to ventilations when performing two-rescuer child CPR?
Select one:
A. 5:1
B. 15:2
C. 3:1 
D. 30:2

Answer 7

B. 15:2

Question 8

What is the minimum number of chest compressions that should be delivered per minute to a 4-month-old infant?
Select one:
A. 110
B. 120 
C. 100
D. 90

Answer 8

C. 100

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an indication to stop CPR once you have started?
Select one:
A. Care is transferred to a bystander.
B. A physician directs you to do so.
C. Pulse and respirations return.
D. You are physically exhausted.

Answer 9

A. Care is transferred to a bystander.

Question 10

Which of the following statements regarding the use of the AED in children is correct?
Select one:
A. AED use in children up to 8 years of age involves pediatric pads and an energy reducer.
B. AEDs should never be used on children younger than 8 years or less than 55 pounds.
C. AEDs are not used in pediatric patients because they do not experience ventricular fibrillation.
D. AEDs are only effective in pediatric patients if severe trauma is the cause of their cardiac arrest.

Answer 10

A. AED use in children up to 8 years of age involves pediatric pads and an energy reducer.

Question 11

Which of the following techniques should you use to dislodge a foreign body airway obstruction in a patient who is in an advanced stage of pregnancy or who is very obese?
Select one:
A. finger sweeps 
B. chest thrusts
C. abdominal thrusts
D. back blows

Answer 11

B. chest thrusts

Question 12

You should deliver chest compressions to an unconscious adult patient in cardiac arrest by:
Select one:
A. compressing quickly and releasing slowly.
B. depressing the sternum 2 to 2½ inches.
C. compressing the sternum between the nipples.
D. placing the heel of your hand on the xiphoid.

Answer 12

C. compressing the sternum between the nipples.