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Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification Course Exam

1. True or False: The jaw-thrust maneuver should be used to open the airway of an individual
with a suspected head or neck injury.
Your Answer: True
CORRECT
2. True or False: It is recommended to minimize interruptions in CPR for pulse checks and
shocks.
Your Answer: True
CORRECT
3. True or False: If you cannot see the infant’s chest rise and fall, reposition the airway and
attempt the breath again.
Your Answer: True
CORRECT
4. True or False: For infants, an AED is preferred to a manual defibrillator for defibrillation.
Your Answer: False
CORRECT
5. True or False: An AED may be used normally even if the individual is lying on snow.
Your Answer: True
CORRECT
6. True or False: CPR is performed while a second rescuer gets an AED.
Your Answer: True
CORRECT
7. True or False: An individual should be “cleared” prior to a shock only when convenient.
Your Answer: False
CORRECT
8. True or False: If the individual has no pulse and the rhythm is NOT shockable, it is always
recommended that you insert advanced airway; then start CPR.
Your Answer: False
CORRECT
9. True or False: If the AED advises no shock, you should still defibrillate because
defibrillation often restarts the heart with no pulse.
Your Answer: True
INCORRECT - RIGHT ANSWER: FALSE
10. Which step is NOT a part of the six steps in the Adult Chain of Survival?
o  Rapid defibrillation
 o Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
o Early CPR
o Advanced airway placement
INCORRECT - RIGHT ANSWER: ADVANCED AIRWAY PLACEMENT
11. What is the recommended BLS sequence for the 2020 ILCOR guidelines?
o  Chest compressions, Airway, Breathing
o  Airway, Breathing, Check Pulse
o  Airway, Breathing, Chest compressions
o  None of the above
INCORRECT - RIGHT ANSWER: CHEST COMPRESSIONS, AIRWAY, BREATHING
12. When operating an AED, what are the correct steps to follow?
o  Power on the AED, attach electrode pads, shock the individual, and analyze the rhythm
o  Attach electrode pads, check pulse, shock the individual, and analyze rhythm
o  None of the above
o  Power on the AED, attach electrode pads, clear the individual, analyze the rhythm, and
deliver shock
CORRECT
13. When looking for a pulse on a child from one year to puberty, where should you check?
o  Popliteal artery
o  Carotid or femoral artery
o  Brachial artery
o  Temporal artery
CORRECT
14. Why are breaths so important for children and infants in cardiac arrest?
o  Because they often have respiratory failure that reduces the oxygen content in the blood
before the onset of arrest.
o  Because they have smaller lungs.
o  Because breaths help to dislodge foreign bodies.
o  None of the above
CORRECT
15. With an advanced airway in place during two-rescuer CPR for an adult, how often should
breaths administered?
o  Every 6 to 8 seconds ( 8 to 10 breaths per minute)
o  Every 2 to 3 seconds ( 20 to 30 breaths per minute)
o  Every 10 to 12 seconds ( 5 to 6 breaths per minute)
o  Every 4 to 5 seconds ( 12 to 15 breaths per minute)
INCORRECT - RIGHT ANSWER: EVERY 6 TO 8 SECONDS ( 8 TO 10 BREATHS PER
MINUTE)
16. When two rescuers are present, rescue breaths for children and infants should be
administered how often?
o  Every 10 to 12 seconds (5 to 6 breaths per minute)
o  Every 5 to 6 seconds (10 to 12 breaths per minute)
o  Every 20 to 30 seconds (2 to 3 breaths per minute)
o  Every 2 to 3 seconds (20 to 30 breaths per minute)
CORRECT
17. How should you attempt to relieve choking in a responsive individual over the age of one
year?
o  Back slaps
o  Finger sweep
o  None of the above
o  Abdominal thrusts
CORRECT
18. What is the next step when an adult choking individual becomes unresponsive?
o  Activate the emergency response system.
o  Check for pulse.
o  Give rescue breaths.
o  Defibrillate.
CORRECT
19. What is the appropriate way to clear an object from an infant’s airway?
o  Abdominal thrusts
o  Back blows and chest thrusts
o  Blind finger sweep
CORRECT
20. At what age is it necessary to use the child AED pads?
o  Less than 8 years of age
o  10 years of age or younger
o  8 years of age or older
o  13 years of age or younger
INCORRECT - RIGHT ANSWER: LESS THAN 8 YEARS OF AGE
21. An AED can be used in which of the following special situations?
o  Individual with an implanted pacemaker
o  Individual with a transdermal medication patch on
o  Individual with an hairy chest
o  All of the above
CORRECT
22. Which of the following may be essential to maintaining an individual’s airway open?
o  Chest thrusts
o  Rescue breaths
o  An advanced airway
o  O2 administration
CORRECT
23. Which of the following is true regarding BLS?
o  It is obsolete.
o  Recent changes prohibit mouth-to-mouth.
o  It has little impact on survival.
o  It should be mastered prior to ACLS.
CORRECT
24. Thirty ____________ and two ____________ equal one cycle of CPR.
o  breaths, chest compressions
 o  chest compressions, pulse checks
o  chest compressions, breaths
o  chest compressions, jaw thrusts
CORRECT
25. What does BLS prioritize?
o  A. Early high-quality CPR
o  B. Immediate IV access
o  C. Delayed defibrillation
o  D. Both A and C
CORRECT

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