American Red Cross BLS Lesson 2 Pre-Assessment Latest 2025/2026 Solution A+ RATED
An adult patient who has collapsed is unresponsive. When conducting a rapid assessment of the patient,
you simultaneously check breathing and a carotid pulse for at least 5 seconds, but no more than ______.
- 10
A patient reports episodes of severe chest pressure that last about 3 to 4 minutes and are unrelieved by
rest or position changes. The patient is pale and diaphoretic. You suspect a myocardial infarction (MI).
Which information would be most important for you to keep in mind when preparing to care for this
patient? - Administering aspirin is an immediate care step for cases where MI is suspected.
An adult patient has stopped breathing but has a pulse. Which action would be appropriate? - Give 1
ventilation every 5 to 6 seconds.
You enter an adult patient's room to provide routine care. Noticing the patient slumped over in the
recliner, you perform a quick visual survey. This includes which of the following actions? - -Assessing for
safety
-Obtaining an initial impression of the patient
-Determining the need for additional resources
An adult in the waiting room has collapsed to the floor. The environment is safe. Upon reaching the
person, you use the "shout-tap-shout" sequence to: - Check for responsiveness.
After performing a rapid assessment, you find that an adult patient is unresponsive, is not breathing and
does not have a pulse. You recognize that the patient is experiencing: - Cardiac arrest
An adult patient is unresponsive. You have opened their airway and are simultaneously checking for
breathing and a pulse. To check for normal breathing, which actions are appropriate to do? - -Look to
see whether the chest rises and falls.