BLS Principles Quiz 2

1. What is a reason for recommending compression-only CPR?

2. What is the compression to ventilation ratio when a single rescuer is providing compression-only CPR to a cardiac arrest patient?

3. What is the resuscitative emphasis on patients who have drowned?

4. Which of the following ECG findings is a cardiac arrest rhythm that will respond to defibrillation?

5. Which of the following is true regarding patients with sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?

6. Which of the following refers to abnormal breathing in an unconscious patient that appears to be more of an involuntary movement than actual breathing?

7. You are assessing a 56-year-old man who collapses after climbing a flight of stairs in a building with about 200 steps. Which of the following breathing patterns might indicate cardiac arrest?

8. You witness a 45-year-old man collapse suddenly after running a marathon. You check for a pulse and do not feel it. You then notice the patient’s breathing is not normal. In cases of witnessed collapse, which one of the following is the most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest?

9. You witness a 71-year-old woman collapse while crossing the street. After ensuring the environment is safe for rescuing the patient, how will you check for responsiveness?