Blue Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A patient regains a pulse after resuscitation. What should happen next?
The team should begin organized post-arrest assessment, monitoring, and care
The patient should be discharged if they can speak
Another shock should be delivered to prevent recurrence
All monitoring should stop so the patient can rest
2. Why do pediatric Code Blue responses require age- and size-appropriate preparation?
Children do not experience respiratory causes of cardiac arrest
Defibrillation can never be considered for a child
Children may require different techniques, equipment sizes, and treatment calculations
Standard emergency communication is unnecessary in pediatric cases
3. What is the main purpose of chest compressions during cardiac arrest?
To circulate blood to the brain, heart, and other vital organs
To determine whether the heart rhythm is shockable
To restart breathing by expanding the lungs
To prevent all rib or chest injuries during resuscitation
4. Which piece of Code Blue equipment most directly enables rhythm analysis and shock delivery?
A medication tray
A bag-mask ventilation device
A portable suction unit
A defibrillator
5. During an arrest, the team verifies that a valid, applicable do-not-attempt-resuscitation order is immediately available. What should guide the response?
The order should be ignored whenever a Code Blue has already been announced
The team should follow the verified order and local policy while continuing other appropriate care
Resuscitation should continue until a family member arrives to approve stopping
Every form of treatment and comfort care should automatically be withdrawn
6. What is a constructive purpose of a post-event Code Blue debrief?
To publicly identify the individual most responsible for any delay
To review teamwork and processes, identify improvements, and support staff learning
To decide whether future emergency calls should be avoided
To replace formal documentation of the event
7. Which cardiac-arrest rhythm is not treated with defibrillation?
A shockable ventricular rhythm identified by the defibrillator
Ventricular fibrillation
Pulseless ventricular tachycardia
Asystole
8. In hospitals that use the term, what does “Code Blue” most commonly announce?
A request for non-urgent help moving a patient
A suspected cardiac or respiratory arrest requiring an emergency response
A security response to a threatening visitor
A hospital-wide response to an external mass-casualty incident
9. You have confirmed that an adult patient is unresponsive, has no normal breathing, and has no pulse according to your role and protocol. What is the appropriate next step?
Wait for a physician to examine the patient before acting
Check the medical record before starting any response
Move the patient to another room before calling for help
Activate the emergency response and begin CPR promptly
10. Why should unnecessary pauses in chest compressions be minimized?
Pauses prevent the defibrillator from recording any rhythm
Pauses make it impossible to ventilate the patient afterward
Pauses automatically convert a shockable rhythm to asystole
Pauses reduce the blood flow generated by compressions
11. During a Code Blue, the team leader asks a clinician to prepare a specific item. Which response best demonstrates closed-loop communication?
The clinician repeats the request, performs it, and reports completion
The clinician silently begins the task to reduce conversation
The clinician assumes another team member received the request
The clinician waits until the event ends to clarify the instruction
12. A defibrillator is ready to deliver a shock. What is essential immediately before the shock?
Continue touching the patient to monitor their movement
Remove every monitoring pad and airway device
Clearly confirm that nobody is in contact with the patient or connected surfaces
Pause long enough for all team members to leave the room
13. A patient in an isolation room has a cardiac arrest. Which principle best guides the response?
Isolation precautions should always be abandoned during emergencies
Resuscitation must wait until every team member has identical protective equipment
Use appropriate protective measures according to protocol while avoiding preventable delay in lifesaving care
Move the patient into a public corridor before beginning any intervention
14. What is an automated external defibrillator designed to do?
Measure blood pressure and select a medication dose
Analyze the heart rhythm and advise or deliver a shock when indicated
Replace chest compressions while the team prepares equipment
Deliver a shock for every form of cardiac arrest
15. A hospital visitor sees a patient collapse and cannot wake them. What is the visitor’s most appropriate first response?
Leave the area so clinical staff have more space
Search for the patient’s next of kin before alerting anyone
Immediately summon staff or activate the nearest emergency call system
Wait quietly for a short time to see whether the patient recovers
16. An unresponsive person makes occasional irregular gasping sounds. How should those gasps be interpreted?
As abnormal breathing that can occur in cardiac arrest and requires emergency action
As snoring that only requires repositioning and observation
As proof that normal breathing has returned
As confirmation that chest compressions are unnecessary