BLS Quiz Questions

The team leader assigns roles, supports the team, monitors the delivery of CPR and makes adjustments in real time. The team members deliver expert care within their assigned roles, assist others as needed (as long as they can maintain their own assigned responsibilities) and communicate effectively with the team leader and each other. True or False

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You and another provider are performing CPR on an adult patient in cardiac arrest. An advanced airway is not yet in place. Which actions demonstrate appropriate care?

1. One provider focuses on rapid assessment and starting CPR; the other calls for additional resources and gets the AED. 2. You use a compression-to-ventilation ratio of 30:2

You have been performing multiple-provider CPR on a patient in cardiac arrest. The patient is now showing signs of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Which action(s) would the team perform?

1. Stop CPR. 2. Check for breathing and pulse. 3. Monitor the patient until the advanced cardiac life support team takes over.

You are evaluating the quality of CPR provided by the BLS team. Which methods would you use for this evaluation?

1. Visual observation 2. Feedback device (depth: 2.4 inches) 3. Chest compression fraction

You are working with a BLS team performing CPR on a 62-year old female patient. Which actions demonstrate high-quality CPR?

1. Deliver smooth ventilations that last about 1 second each and make the chest begin to rise 2. Allow for full chest recoil after each compression. 3. Compress the chest at a rate of 100 to 120.

You arrive with an AED and prepare to apply the pads while the BLS team continues to provide CPR. Yo apply the pads using the anterior/lateral pad placement.

1. Patient's upper right chest, below the right clavicle to the right of the sternum 2. Patient's lower left chest along the midaxillary line, a few inches below the left armpit

An addult patient suffers cardiac arrest in bed and requires CPR. When compressing the patient's chest, which technique promotes high-quality CPR?

1. Position yourself so your shoulders are directly over your hands. 2. Place one hand on top of the other and interlace your fingers or hold them up so that they are not resting on the patient's chest 3. Keep your arms straight and lock your elbows. Compress the chest using a straight down-and-up motion.

You and a team of trained providers are performing CPR on an adult patient. One team member has gone to get additional resources and the AED. Which of the following statements are true about AED use?

1. After the shock is delivered, the team should immediately resume CPR. They do not need to wait for the AED prompt. 2. Team members should rotate roles every 2 minutes, which is generally during the AED analysis, to prevent compressor fatigue. 3. The compressor should continue providing compressions until the AED pads are applied and the AED prompts that it is analyzing

You are working as part of a high-performance BLS team. Which roles would you and the other provider most likely fill?

1. Compressor 2. AED operator 3. Team leader 4. Airway manager/ventilator

You are delivering ventilations with a bag-valve mask (BVM) resuscitator to an adult patient in cardiac arrest. Which actions are correct?

1. Hold the mask in place with the E-C hand position 2. Ensure that the chest begins to rise. 3. Seal the mask and open the airway by lifting the jaw into the mask.

Identify the situations in which it is safe to use an AED.

1. If the patient is wearing jewelry or has body piercings, providing the AED pads are not placed directly over any metallic jewelry or piercings 2. If the patient pregnant 3. If the patient is experiencing cardiac arrest as a result of a traumatic injury 4. If the patient is lying on a metal surface, providing the AED pads do not touch the surface and no one is touching the patient during shock 5. If the patient has a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), providing the AED pads are not placed directly over the device

An adult patient with an endotracheal tube (ET) in place experiences cardiac arrest and requires CPR. Which of the following statements are true when performing high-quality CPR with an ET tube in place?

1. The provider performs continuous compressions without pausing for ventilations 2. The provider delivers 1 ventilation every 6 seconds

You demonstrate high quality CPR by keeping interruptions in CPR to less than _____ seconds

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