BLS CERTIFICATION TEST UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
What is the order of actions to be taken when there is a victim who may need
your help?
Answer:
check scene, check responsiveness, call for help & call 911, and get the AED if
alone
Question:
What are the signs that a victim needs CPR?
Answer:
no breathing or abnormal breathing, unresponsivess, no pulse
Question:
What is the best way to open the airway of an unresponsive victim that you
don't suspect has a neck injury?
Answer:
head-tilt chin lift
Question:
What is the maximum amount of time you should take to check for a pulse?
Answer:
no more than 10
Question:
When is it appropriate to move an adult victim who needs CPR?
Answer:
when they're laying in the water, if the environment is or becomes dangerous,
or if you can't effectively perform CPR in the area
Question:
Interruptions in chest compressions should be limited to how many seconds?
Answer:
less than 10
Question:
How does complete chest recoil contribute to effective CPR?
Answer:
it allows the heart to refill with blood
Question:
To reduce fatigue during CPR, how often should compressors switch roles?
Answer:
every 5 sets of 30:2 breaths, every 2 minutes, or when the AED tells you to
analyze the heart rhythm
Question:
Why are chest compressions important?
, Answer:
it keeps blood flowing
Question:
When should you deliver a sock from the AED?
Answer:
when it tells you to
Question:
What is the best way to handle choking in a responsive adult?
Answer:
abdonimal thrusts
Question:
What should you do if a choking adult becomes unresponsive while you are
doing abdominal thrusts?
Answer:
lat them down and begin CPR
Question:
What is the compression-ventilation ratio for 1-rescuer infant CPR?
Answer:
30:2
Question:
Where is the brachial pulse located?
Answer:
the inside of the upper arm
Question:
When is the only time a bag-mask should be used on a victim who needs
breaths?
Answer:
when there are only two rescuers
Question:
What are the required depths of compressions for adults, children and
infants?
Answer:
adults: at least 2 inches children: 1/3 of chest depth or around 2 inches infants:
1/3 of chest depth or 1 1/2 inches
Question:
What do you do if a child has a pulse but is not breathing?
Answer:
give breaths, one breath every 3-5 seconds (rescue breaths)
Question:
What is the compression-ventilation ratio for one rescuer adult, child, and
infant CPR?
Answer:
30:2
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
What is the order of actions to be taken when there is a victim who may need
your help?
Answer:
check scene, check responsiveness, call for help & call 911, and get the AED if
alone
Question:
What are the signs that a victim needs CPR?
Answer:
no breathing or abnormal breathing, unresponsivess, no pulse
Question:
What is the best way to open the airway of an unresponsive victim that you
don't suspect has a neck injury?
Answer:
head-tilt chin lift
Question:
What is the maximum amount of time you should take to check for a pulse?
Answer:
no more than 10
Question:
When is it appropriate to move an adult victim who needs CPR?
Answer:
when they're laying in the water, if the environment is or becomes dangerous,
or if you can't effectively perform CPR in the area
Question:
Interruptions in chest compressions should be limited to how many seconds?
Answer:
less than 10
Question:
How does complete chest recoil contribute to effective CPR?
Answer:
it allows the heart to refill with blood
Question:
To reduce fatigue during CPR, how often should compressors switch roles?
Answer:
every 5 sets of 30:2 breaths, every 2 minutes, or when the AED tells you to
analyze the heart rhythm
Question:
Why are chest compressions important?
, Answer:
it keeps blood flowing
Question:
When should you deliver a sock from the AED?
Answer:
when it tells you to
Question:
What is the best way to handle choking in a responsive adult?
Answer:
abdonimal thrusts
Question:
What should you do if a choking adult becomes unresponsive while you are
doing abdominal thrusts?
Answer:
lat them down and begin CPR
Question:
What is the compression-ventilation ratio for 1-rescuer infant CPR?
Answer:
30:2
Question:
Where is the brachial pulse located?
Answer:
the inside of the upper arm
Question:
When is the only time a bag-mask should be used on a victim who needs
breaths?
Answer:
when there are only two rescuers
Question:
What are the required depths of compressions for adults, children and
infants?
Answer:
adults: at least 2 inches children: 1/3 of chest depth or around 2 inches infants:
1/3 of chest depth or 1 1/2 inches
Question:
What do you do if a child has a pulse but is not breathing?
Answer:
give breaths, one breath every 3-5 seconds (rescue breaths)
Question:
What is the compression-ventilation ratio for one rescuer adult, child, and
infant CPR?
Answer:
30:2
