BLS Respiratory Arrest 3

Question 1

When using a pocket mask for rescue breathing, where should you position yourself relative to the patient?

Accepted Answer

At the patient's side near the head

Answer

Positioning at the patient's side near the head allows proper mask seal and head-tilt with one or two hands.

Question 2

A drowning victim is pulled from water, is unresponsive, and has no breathing. What should be done first?

Accepted Answer

Open the airway and give 2 rescue breaths before anything else

Answer

Drowning victims have hypoxia as the primary cause, so AHA recommends starting with 2 rescue breaths before compressions.

Question 3

When performing the head-tilt–chin-lift, which condition should make you use a jaw-thrust instead?

Accepted Answer

Suspected cervical spine injury

Answer

A jaw-thrust opens the airway without extending the neck, protecting a potentially injured cervical spine.

Question 4

You are alone with an adult who is in respiratory arrest with a pulse. Which action is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Call 911, then provide rescue breaths at 1 per 5–6 seconds

Answer

Activate EMS first, then provide rescue breaths since the patient still has a pulse.

Question 5

Which finding during rescue breathing indicates gastric inflation is occurring?

Accepted Answer

The abdomen rises rather than the chest

Answer

Visible abdominal rise instead of chest rise suggests air is entering the stomach, increasing aspiration risk.

BLS - Basic Life Support Practice Test