BLS Practice Exam 2026 | Final Exam Study Guide & CPR Certification Prep

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American Red Cross BLS Final Exam NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST- COMPLETE REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST
RECENT!!)




After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is the next link
in the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - CORRECT ANSWER
Early high-quality CPR


QUESTION : The nurse assesses a responsive adult and determines she is choking.
Which intervention should the nurse implement? - CORRECT ANSWER
Cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts


QUESTION : You are providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has an endotracheal tube
in place. How does this affect compressions and ventilations? - CORRECT
ANSWER The team should provide ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation
every 6 seconds without pausing compressions.


QUESTION : You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs.
Tribble, suddenly goes into cardiac arrest. She is 28 weeks pregnant and her
fundus is above the umbilicus. Which statement is true regarding CPR and AED
use for a pregnant patient? - CORRECT ANSWER Providers should
perform high-quality CPR and continuous left uterine displacement (LUD) until the
infant is delivered, even if ROSC is achieved.


QUESTION : What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for a child or infant in
respiratory arrest or failure? - CORRECT ANSWER 1 ventilation every 2
to 3 seconds




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QUESTION : How is a child defined in terms of CPR/AED care? - CORRECT
ANSWER Someone from the age of 1 to the onset of puberty


QUESTION : While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a
patient who is unresponsive in the exam room. You yell to the medical assistant,
"Go get the AED!" Which response by the medical assistant demonstrates closed-
loop communication? - CORRECT ANSWER "I'll go get the AED."


QUESTION : During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks
to each member. You recognize that a task has been overlooked. Which is the
most appropriate action? - CORRECT ANSWER Alert the team leader
immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.


QUESTION : You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child.
What is the compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? -
CORRECT ANSWER 15:2


QUESTION : You perform a rapid assessment and determine that your patient is
experiencing cardiac arrest. On the basis of your assessment findings, you begin
CPR to improve the patient's chances of survival. Which term refers to clearly and
rationally identifying the connection between information and actions? -
CORRECT ANSWER Critical thinking


QUESTION : You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient
experiencing respiratory arrest. You should give 1 ventilation every: -
CORRECT ANSWER 6 seconds




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QUESTION : You and two nurses have been performing CPR on a 72-year-old
patient, Ben Phillips. When Mr. Phillips shows signs of ROSC, where should you
perform the pulse check? - CORRECT ANSWER At the carotid or
femoral artery


QUESTION : You are alone caring for a 4-month-old infant who has gone into
cardiac arrest. Which is the most effective CPR technique to perform until help
arrives? - CORRECT ANSWER Standing or kneeling at the side of the
infant with your hips at a slight angle, provide chest compressions using the
encircling thumbs technique and deliver ventilations with a pocket mask or face
shield.


QUESTION : You are alone and caring for a 9-month-old infant with an obstructed
airway who becomes unresponsive. Which action should you perform first? -
CORRECT ANSWER Provide 30 chest compressions.


QUESTION : You are providing high-quality CPR on a 6-year-old patient who
weighs 44 pounds. The AED arrives. It does not have a pediatric setting and
includes only adult AED pads. What should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER
Use the adult AED pads.


QUESTION : Which statement about bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitators is true?
- CORRECT ANSWER A two-person technique is the preferred
methodology for bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilations as it provides better seal and
ventilation volume.


QUESTION : You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice she is slumped over in her
chair and appears unresponsive and cyanotic. You do not see signs of life-




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