YMCA CPR EXAM I EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
SOLUTION PRACTICE
◉ After delivering a shock with an AED, you should. Answer:
Immediately resume CPR and follow any instructions given by the
AED.
◉ When two or more providers are performing CPR on an infant, the
compression to ventilation ratio and preferred chest compression
method is. Answer: 15:2 with 2 thumbs and the fingers encircling
the chest
◉ You have determined a 47-year-old man is unresponsive. In order
to assess for normal breathing, what should you do. Answer: Look at
the face and chest for signs of breathing.
◉ While eating, an older woman suddenly grabs her throat and
cannot make any sound. You ask, "Are you choking?" She nods yes.
What should you do?. Answer: Perform abdominal thrusts.
◉ You are alone with an adult man who is choking. Another person
has gone to get more help. You are performing abdominal thrusts
when he suddenly collapses. What should you do next?. Answer:
Perform CPR and check the mouth for an object before rescue
breaths.
, ◉ Sudden cardiac arrest in an adult is most likely caused by ________
and requires ________.. Answer: ventricular fibrillation; defibrillation
◉ Two providers are performing CPR. What should they do to
prevent fatigue and maintain the quality of chest compressions?.
Answer: Change positions every 2 minutes.
◉ You find an 11-year-old child who is unresponsive and blue. She is
not breathing normally and you cannot feel a carotid pulse. Her
friend states that she collapsed and stopped moving after playing
the "pass out" choking game. You are the only trained BLS provider.
What do you need to do?. Answer: Send the friend to activate EMS
and get an AED, then begin CPR yourself.
◉ You are performing CPR on a 65-year-old man who suddenly
collapsed. Another provider shows up with an AED. She turns on the
device and the voice instructions begin. What is the next step?.
Answer: Cut open or tear away the man's shirt and apply the pads to
his bare chest.
◉ It's a hot day and you have responded as an EMS provider to a
report of a woman suddenly collapsing to the floor at a grocery
store. The scene is safe and she is unresponsive to your voice and
touch. What is your next action?. Answer: Check her for breathing
and pulse at the same time.
SOLUTION PRACTICE
◉ After delivering a shock with an AED, you should. Answer:
Immediately resume CPR and follow any instructions given by the
AED.
◉ When two or more providers are performing CPR on an infant, the
compression to ventilation ratio and preferred chest compression
method is. Answer: 15:2 with 2 thumbs and the fingers encircling
the chest
◉ You have determined a 47-year-old man is unresponsive. In order
to assess for normal breathing, what should you do. Answer: Look at
the face and chest for signs of breathing.
◉ While eating, an older woman suddenly grabs her throat and
cannot make any sound. You ask, "Are you choking?" She nods yes.
What should you do?. Answer: Perform abdominal thrusts.
◉ You are alone with an adult man who is choking. Another person
has gone to get more help. You are performing abdominal thrusts
when he suddenly collapses. What should you do next?. Answer:
Perform CPR and check the mouth for an object before rescue
breaths.
, ◉ Sudden cardiac arrest in an adult is most likely caused by ________
and requires ________.. Answer: ventricular fibrillation; defibrillation
◉ Two providers are performing CPR. What should they do to
prevent fatigue and maintain the quality of chest compressions?.
Answer: Change positions every 2 minutes.
◉ You find an 11-year-old child who is unresponsive and blue. She is
not breathing normally and you cannot feel a carotid pulse. Her
friend states that she collapsed and stopped moving after playing
the "pass out" choking game. You are the only trained BLS provider.
What do you need to do?. Answer: Send the friend to activate EMS
and get an AED, then begin CPR yourself.
◉ You are performing CPR on a 65-year-old man who suddenly
collapsed. Another provider shows up with an AED. She turns on the
device and the voice instructions begin. What is the next step?.
Answer: Cut open or tear away the man's shirt and apply the pads to
his bare chest.
◉ It's a hot day and you have responded as an EMS provider to a
report of a woman suddenly collapsing to the floor at a grocery
store. The scene is safe and she is unresponsive to your voice and
touch. What is your next action?. Answer: Check her for breathing
and pulse at the same time.
