Last Updated on June 13, 2024
BLS Pretest Chapter 8 Relief of Choking Quiz Questions Answers with explanation. This Basic Life Support (BLS) Chapter 8 Practice test is based on the later American Heart Association (AHA) guideline.
These questions cover the key concepts from the sections on Relief of Choking, Choking in Adults or Children, Abdominal Thrusts, Choking in Infants, Back Blows and Chest Thrusts, and Self-Assessment for Relief of Choking. They help reinforce the proper procedures and understanding of BLS in various choking scenarios.
BLS Pretest Chapter 8 Relief of Choking Quiz
Relief of Choking
What is the universal sign of choking?
- (A) Clutching the chest
- (B) Clutching the neck
- (C) Waving arms
- (D) Coughing forcefully
Choking in Adults or Children
What should you do if a choking adult or child can cough forcefully?
- (A) Perform abdominal thrusts
- (B) Perform back blows
- (C) Encourage them to keep coughing
- (D) Call 911/EMS immediately
Abdominal Thrusts
Where should you place your fist when performing abdominal thrusts on a choking adult or child?
- (A) Above the navel
- (B) Below the navel
- (C) On the ribcage
- (D) On the chest
Choking in Infants
What is the first action to take for a choking infant with a severe obstruction?
- (A) Perform abdominal thrusts
- (B) Give back blows and chest thrusts
- (C) Perform back blows only
- (D) Perform chest thrusts only
Back Blows and Chest Thrusts
How should you position an infant for back blows?
- (A) Upright in your lap
- (B) Face down on your forearm
- (C) Lying flat on a table
- (D) Held by the legs
Self-Assessment for Relief of Choking
If an adult becomes unresponsive after choking, what is the first step you should take?
- (A) Perform abdominal thrusts
- (B) Begin CPR
- (C) Check for a pulse
- (D) Call 911/EMS
Additional MCQs
What should you do if you see a foreign object in the mouth of an unresponsive choking person?
- (A) Leave it in place
- (B) Perform a blind finger sweep
- (C) Remove it if easily accessible
- (D) Start chest compressions
What is the recommended action if a choking adult or child is unable to cough, speak, or breathe?
- (A) Encourage them to cough
- (B) Give abdominal thrusts
- (C) Wait for them to collapse
- (D) Perform back blows only
How many back blows should be delivered to a choking infant before performing chest thrusts?
- (A) 1
- (B) 3
- (C) 5
- (D) 10
When should you stop performing back blows and chest thrusts on a choking infant?
- (A) After 1 minute
- (B) When the infant starts crying
- (C) When the obstruction is removed or the infant becomes unresponsive
- (D) After 5 cycles of back blows and chest thrusts
What should you do if a choking person becomes unresponsive during abdominal thrusts?
- (A) Continue abdominal thrusts
- (B) Perform back blows
- (C) Begin CPR
- (D) Give rescue breaths
What should you do if the chest does not rise with rescue breaths during CPR for a choking person?
- (A) Give more rescue breaths
- (B) Reposition the head and try again
- (C) Perform abdominal thrusts
- (D) Stop CPR
How should you perform chest thrusts on a choking infant?
- (A) Use the heel of one hand
- (B) Use two fingers
- (C) Use your thumb
- (D) Use both hands
What is the recommended action if an infant with a severe airway obstruction becomes unresponsive?
- (A) Perform abdominal thrusts
- (B) Give rescue breaths
- (C) Begin CPR
- (D) Call 911/EMS
How should you deliver back blows to a choking infant?
- (A) Using your fingertips
- (B) Using the heel of your hand
- (C) Using your fist
- (D) Using both hands
What should you do after delivering chest thrusts to a choking infant?
- (A) Perform abdominal thrusts
- (B) Give rescue breaths
- (C) Reassess the infant’s airway
- (D) Perform back blows
How should you position a choking adult or child for abdominal thrusts?
- (A) Standing upright
- (B) Lying flat
- (C) Sitting down
- (D) Leaning forward slightly