BLS Chapter 4 Quiz

Select the best response from the answer choices following each question to the Study Guide Chapter Quizzes.

1. You are rescuing a 62-year-old man who was clutching his chest before collapsing and losing consciousness in an airplane. He has abnormal breathing and no pulse. You begin chest compressions. After 30 seconds of chest compressions, an AED is available. What is your next course of action?

2. You apply an AED to a patient rescued from drowning and give a shock. What is your next course of action?

3. 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?

4. You are performing high-quality CPR on a 34-year-old electrician in cardiac arrest secondary to being shocked by a high-tension livewire. You haven’t yet completed the 2 minutes of chest compression, but an AED has already been placed on the patient. What is your next course of action?

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

6. Providing early defibrillation to a patient with a witnessed sudden cardiac arrest is the responsibility of which of the following providers?

7. AED is an abbreviation for:

8. In a witnessed cardiac arrest, rescuers should apply an AED to the patient: