POST TEST
PEDIATRIC BLS
1. Bea is performing CPR on Susie, a 4 year old
who is not breathing and does not have a pulse.
What should the compression: ventilation ratio be?
A. 15:2
B. 30:1
C. 30:2
D. 100 per minute
2-3. How deep should Nancy be compressing into
Susie’s chest? Select all of the correct answers. (2
points)
A. Approximately 2 inches
B. 1/2 the depth of the chest
C. At least 2 inches
D. 1/3 the depth of the chest
4. Which of the following statements is NOT correct
based on the scenario with Nancy and Susie?
A. Nancy can use 1- or 2- handed chest compressions
B. Since Nancy did not witness the arrest and is alone,
she should call activate EMS & get the AED first
C. When Sam arrives and states he knows CPR, they can
do 15 compressions:2 breaths
D. The compression rate should be 100 per minute
5. Most infants and children are thought to develop
_________ arrest and bradycardia?
A. Respiratory
B. Cardiac
C. Both answers are correct
D. Neither answers are correct
6. True or False??
Since most infants & children are thought to develop
respiratory arrest & bradycardia before they develop
cardiac arrest, they have a lower survival rate if they
receive prompt CPR before developing cardiac arrest.
7. What does AED stand for?
8. True or False??
If the rescuer leaves a child with respiratory arrest
or bradycardia to activate EMS, the victim may
progress to cardiac arrest, and the chance of
survival will be much lower.
9. Which of the following statements is correct about
CPR in children?
A. For pulse check, auscultate the carotid or femoral pulse
B. If the P<40 with signs of poor perfusion, begin CPR
C. Palpate for a pulse for at least 5 seconds but no more
than 10 seconds
D. The bag mask barrier device should cover the eyes and
overlap the chin
10. True or False??
When sudden cardiac arrest occurs in adults, the O2
content in the blood is usually normal, so
compressions alone may maintain O2 delivery to the
heart & brain for the first few minutes after arrest.
11. Which of the following statements is correct for
BLS in infants?
A. Infant mean babies up to 12 months of age
B. The carotid artery should be used for pulse checks
C. The compression rate is 30 compressions per
minute
D. Compression depth is approximately least ½”
Fill in the blanks about infant CPR:
12. Compressions should be at least ____________ the
anterior-posterior chest depth.
13. Compressions should be approximately ________ inches deep.
14. Compression: ventilation rate is ____________ for one rescuer.
15. Compression: ventilation rate is ____________ for two rescuers.
16. Use the ____________________ artery for pulse checks.
17. Which of the following statements about infant
CPR is correct?
A. Place the infant on a soft surface
B. Place 2 fingers in the center of the infant’s chest
just below the nipple line
C. Press on the bottom of the breastbone
D. Push hard and fast, make sure you don’t allow the
chest to recoil completely
18. True or False??
When using the 2 thumb-encircling hands
technique, it is ok for the thumbs to overlap in very
small infants.
19. The 2 thumb-encircling hand technique is the
preferred 2-rescuer chest compression technique
because:
A. It produces better blood flow
B. It more consistently results in appropriate depth
or force of compression
C. It may generate higher blood pressures than the
2-finger technique
D. All answers are correct
20. EMS stands for?
