AMERICAN RED CROSS BLS COURSE PRE 2026
FINAL STUDY SHEET LESSONS 1 TO 6 VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+
◉ Basic Life Support Program purpose. Answer: The American Red
Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor-Led Training Course
provides participants with the knowledge and skills they need to assess,
recognize and care for patients who are experiencing respiratory arrest
or respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, airway obstruction, opioid overdose
or other life-threatening injury or illness.
◉ Participant to instructor ratio. Answer: A participant to instructor ratio
of 9:1. If a class has more than nine participants, another instructor
should co-teach or the course should be extended by at least 30 minutes
per every three additional participants.
◉ Maximum participant to instructor ratio. Answer: The maximum
participant to instructor ratio for this course is 12:1; however, that ratio
will require either additional time - at least 30 min - above and beyond
what is listed in this manual or another instructor to co-teach the course.
◉ Instructor responsibilities. Answer: Guiding participants through the
skill or scenario as outlined in the lesson, keeping the practice running
smoothly, ensuring that participants can see the video monitor, helping
participants form pairs or teams, closely supervising participants,
identifying errors promptly, checking each participant for skill
competency, maintaining a safe, positive learning environment,
, encouraging participants to improve and maintain their skills, and
demonstrating the skill if directed or necessary.
◉ Preparation to teach a lesson. Answer: As an instructor preparing to
teach a lesson, you should review the lesson plans in the instructor's
manual, watch all the course videos, and gather all course materials,
equipment, and supplies as listed in the lesson plan.
◉ Viewing videos and downloading materials. Answer: In the Red Cross
Learning Center through the Instructor Portal.
◉ Benefit of skill demonstration videos. Answer: Videos provide a
review of key concepts covered in the online portion of the program and
provide participants with uniformly consistent explanations and
demonstrations of skills prior to skill practice.
◉ Value of course presentations. Answer: The Course Presentation
provides a helpful in-class visual aid to dynamically support participants'
understanding of the material as you lead them through a lesson.
◉ Key concepts in skill demonstration videos. Answer: The videos
contain important information about key concepts and skills to help
ensure the program objectives are met.
FINAL STUDY SHEET LESSONS 1 TO 6 VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+
◉ Basic Life Support Program purpose. Answer: The American Red
Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor-Led Training Course
provides participants with the knowledge and skills they need to assess,
recognize and care for patients who are experiencing respiratory arrest
or respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, airway obstruction, opioid overdose
or other life-threatening injury or illness.
◉ Participant to instructor ratio. Answer: A participant to instructor ratio
of 9:1. If a class has more than nine participants, another instructor
should co-teach or the course should be extended by at least 30 minutes
per every three additional participants.
◉ Maximum participant to instructor ratio. Answer: The maximum
participant to instructor ratio for this course is 12:1; however, that ratio
will require either additional time - at least 30 min - above and beyond
what is listed in this manual or another instructor to co-teach the course.
◉ Instructor responsibilities. Answer: Guiding participants through the
skill or scenario as outlined in the lesson, keeping the practice running
smoothly, ensuring that participants can see the video monitor, helping
participants form pairs or teams, closely supervising participants,
identifying errors promptly, checking each participant for skill
competency, maintaining a safe, positive learning environment,
, encouraging participants to improve and maintain their skills, and
demonstrating the skill if directed or necessary.
◉ Preparation to teach a lesson. Answer: As an instructor preparing to
teach a lesson, you should review the lesson plans in the instructor's
manual, watch all the course videos, and gather all course materials,
equipment, and supplies as listed in the lesson plan.
◉ Viewing videos and downloading materials. Answer: In the Red Cross
Learning Center through the Instructor Portal.
◉ Benefit of skill demonstration videos. Answer: Videos provide a
review of key concepts covered in the online portion of the program and
provide participants with uniformly consistent explanations and
demonstrations of skills prior to skill practice.
◉ Value of course presentations. Answer: The Course Presentation
provides a helpful in-class visual aid to dynamically support participants'
understanding of the material as you lead them through a lesson.
◉ Key concepts in skill demonstration videos. Answer: The videos
contain important information about key concepts and skills to help
ensure the program objectives are met.
