BLS Updated Actual Exam Question and
Answer (2026/2027) | Final Review
• What are the components of a pulse check in an unresponsive victim? -✓✓
Assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds
Use 2 or 3 fingers to locate the pulse
Feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea
• How are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device? -✓✓ 1 breath over 1 second,
while watching for chest rise.
• What are the correct actions to take for scene safety and assessment? -✓✓ Verify
scene safety
Check for responsiveness
Activate the emergency response system and get an AED
Look for no breathing and only gasping and check pulse
• How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is present? -✓✓ Head
tilt - chin lift
, • After positioning yourself directly above the victim's head, what is the correct
order of steps for using a bad-mask device? -✓✓ 1: Place the mask on the victims
face using the bridge of the nose as a guide for the correct position.
2: Use the E-Clamp technique to hold the mask in place while you lift the jaw to
hold the airway open
3: Squeeze the bag to give breaths (1 second each) while watching for chest rise
• What is the correct chest compression rate for adults? -✓✓ 100 to 120/minute
• When should the recuser operating the AED clear the victim? -✓✓ During
analysis and before shock delivery
• Why is an AED needed? -✓✓ To analyze the heart rhythm and provide a shock
• Two life-threatening arrhythmias that can cause cardiac arrest are pulseless
ventricular tachycardia and ______________________ -✓✓ Ventricular
Fibrillation
• Where should AED pads be placed in the anteroposterior placement for adults
and children 8 years and older? -✓✓ Left side of the chest
Left side of the back
• You tap and shout to check for responsiveness but the patient does not respond.
What is your next step after calling for help? -✓✓ Check for breathing and a pulse
Answer (2026/2027) | Final Review
• What are the components of a pulse check in an unresponsive victim? -✓✓
Assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds
Use 2 or 3 fingers to locate the pulse
Feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea
• How are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device? -✓✓ 1 breath over 1 second,
while watching for chest rise.
• What are the correct actions to take for scene safety and assessment? -✓✓ Verify
scene safety
Check for responsiveness
Activate the emergency response system and get an AED
Look for no breathing and only gasping and check pulse
• How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is present? -✓✓ Head
tilt - chin lift
, • After positioning yourself directly above the victim's head, what is the correct
order of steps for using a bad-mask device? -✓✓ 1: Place the mask on the victims
face using the bridge of the nose as a guide for the correct position.
2: Use the E-Clamp technique to hold the mask in place while you lift the jaw to
hold the airway open
3: Squeeze the bag to give breaths (1 second each) while watching for chest rise
• What is the correct chest compression rate for adults? -✓✓ 100 to 120/minute
• When should the recuser operating the AED clear the victim? -✓✓ During
analysis and before shock delivery
• Why is an AED needed? -✓✓ To analyze the heart rhythm and provide a shock
• Two life-threatening arrhythmias that can cause cardiac arrest are pulseless
ventricular tachycardia and ______________________ -✓✓ Ventricular
Fibrillation
• Where should AED pads be placed in the anteroposterior placement for adults
and children 8 years and older? -✓✓ Left side of the chest
Left side of the back
• You tap and shout to check for responsiveness but the patient does not respond.
What is your next step after calling for help? -✓✓ Check for breathing and a pulse
