Basic Life Support For Healthcare Quiz
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Basic Life Support for the healthcare provider quiz. This quiz uses a series of multiple-choice and true-false questions of the topic. Play and check results yourself and share this quiz with others!
- 1.You are alone and find a potential victim. What is your first step?
- A.
Check for responsiveness
- B.
Ensure scene safety
- C.
Begin Chest Compressions
- D.
Open the airway and give 2 breaths
- 2.You have noticed a potential victim and ensured the scene is safe. What is your next step?
- A.
Begin chest compressions
- B.
Check for victim's responsiveness
- C.
Call the victim's doctor
- D.
Provide rescue breathing
- 3.You notice a 48-year-old male lying on the grass in the middle of a park. You have ensured that the scene is safe and checked for responsiveness. After checking for a carotid pulse you find that the victim has no pulse and is unresponsive. You immediately tell a bystander to call 9-1-1 and get an AED. What should you do next?
- A.
Wait for the bystander to come back with the AED
- B.
Open the airway and begin giving rescue breaths 1 breath every 5 seconds
- C.
Begin abdominal thrusts
- D.
Get down to bare chest and begin CPR starting with chest compressions
- 4.What is the correct rate of compressions?
- A.
40
- B.
80
- C.
100
- D.
60
- 5.You are giving compressions on an adult at a rate of at least 100 compressions per minute. What is the correct depth for these compressions?
- A.
At least 1 inch
- B.
At least 2 inches
- C.
At least 3 inches
- D.
At least 4 inches
- 6.During CPR on an adult victim, the compression-to-breath ratio is:
- A.
Give 2 breaths after every 30 compressions
- B.
Give 1 breath after every 5 compressions
- C.
Give 3 Breaths after every 15 compressions
- D.
Give 2 breaths after every 100 compressions
- 7.You are giving CPR to a 5-year-old child. A second rescuer comes by and states they know CPR. What happens to your Compression to Breath ratio when you add the second rescuer?
- A.
It stays the same - 30 compressions to 2 breaths
- B.
It changes - 5 compressions to 1 breath
- C.
It changes - 15 compressions to 2 breaths
- D.
It changes - 30 compressions to 3 breaths
- 8.What is the correct hand placement for compressions on an infant victim?
- A.
Use 2 hands when performing compressions on an infant
- B.
Use one hand when performing compressions on an infant
- C.
Use two fingers when performing compressions on an infant
- D.
Do not give compressions on an infant
- 9.When should you use the two thumb-encircling hands technique on an infant?
- A.
When there are 2 rescuers present for CPR
- B.
When you want to produce less blood flow in the infant
- C.
When your fingers get tired of compressions
- D.
When you are trying to relieve choking in the infant
- 10.You have started CPR on an infant victim. What is the recommended compression depth?
- A.
It is not recommended to do compressions on an infant
- B.
At least one inch
- C.
At least an inch and a half
- D.
At least 2 inches
- 11.You are performing CPR on an adult victim. The second rescuer has arrived with the AED and turned it on. What is their next step?
- A.
Place the pads over the victim's clothes
- B.
Place the pads on the victim's bare chest
- C.
Shock the victim
- D.
Wait for advanced care to arrive before continuing use of the AED
- 12.After the AED has delivered the shock you should...
- A.
Continue CPR beginning with compressions
- B.
Wait patiently for the AED to reanalyze
- C.
Turn off the AED
- D.
Give 2 breaths
- 13.Check for a carotid pulse in an infant when beginning the steps of CPR.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.When giving adequate breaths to an infant, you know they are effective when you see chest rise and fall.
- A.
True
- B.
False - You should see the stomach rise
- 15.Use abdominal thrusts to relieve choking in a conscious adult
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Use abdominal thrusts to relieve choking in a conscious infant
- A.
True
- B.
False - Use back slaps and chest thrusts for a choking infant
- 17.Rescue Breathing is used for a victim who is unconscious but has a pulse. What is the correct rate for rescue breathing in an adult?
- A.
1 breath every 3 to 5 seconds
- B.
1 breath every 5 to 6 seconds
- C.
2 breaths every 5 to 6 seconds
- D.
2 breaths every 3 to 5 seconds
- 18.Rescue Breathing is used for a victim who is unconscious but has a pulse. What is the correct rate for rescue breathing in a child or infant?
- A.
1 breath every 3 to 5 seconds
- B.
1 breath every 5 to 6 seconds
- C.
2 breaths every 3 to 5 seconds
- D.
2 breaths every 5 to 6 seconds
- 19.If you find an unconscious child without a pulse, who is not breathing, you should complete 5 cycles or 2 minutes of CPR before calling 9-1-1
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Use a head tilt-chin lift to open the airway in an adult victim when you do not suspect a cervical spine injury.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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