CPR BLS Provider Written Exam

6 CPR BLS Provider Written Exam 1.What actions should occur next to support a team-based resuscitation attempt?ANS Two rescuers should alternate giving high-quality chest compressions 2.Two rescuers begin high-quality CPR while the their rescuer leaves to get the AED. What action supports 2-rescuer CPR?ANS Alternating the compressor role every 2 minutes 3.Why is defibrillation important?ANS It can restore a regular cardiac rhythm.

4.A 53-year-od woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency medical technician, rushes to her with an AED. When the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it?ANS Turn on the AED 5.A 53-year-od woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency med- ical technician, rushes to her with an AED. After the AED pads are attached to 1 / 2

6 the person, the AED detects ventricular fibrillation. What is the next step when using an AED?ANS Follow the AED prompts 6.A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive.What is your first course of action?ANS Start CPR, beginning with chest compres- sions 7.A middle-aged man collapses. You and a second rescuer go to the victim and find that he is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a pulse. You and another rescuer begin CPR. After a few cycles, you notice the chest compression rate is slowing. What should you say to offer constructive feedback?ANS "You need to compress at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute." 8.What special circumstance should a rescuer consider when using an AED?- ANS On a hairy chest, the pads may not stick and may fail to deliver a shock 9.Early defibrillation is a link in the adult Chain of Survival. Why is this important to survival?ANS It eliminates the abnormal heart rhythm.

10.Which characteristics of chest compressions in high-quality CPR are given