BLS FINAL EXAM – AMERICAN RED CROSS EXAM NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {100 Q & A} ALREADY
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1. You and your colleagues have been providing high-quality CPR for and using
the AED on Mr. Sauer. While providing ventilations, you notice that Mr. Sauer
moves and appears to be breathing. What is the correct course of action?
A) Continue CPR until the advanced cardiac life support team arrives
B) Stop CPR and continue monitoring without checking a pulse
C) Stop CPR, check for breathing and a pulse and monitor Mr. Sauer until the
advanced cardiac life support team takes over
D) Administer a second shock with the AED
*Rationale: When a patient shows signs of life (movement, breathing), you must stop
CPR, check for a pulse and normal breathing, and then monitor the patient. Continue
to reassess frequently. Do not withhold CPR if the patient becomes unresponsive
again .
2. Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him on the ground, unresponsive.
After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is your next
action according to the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival?
A) Defibrillation
B) Early CPR
C) Advanced life support
D) Post-cardiac arrest care
*Rationale: The Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival includes: (1) Surveillance
and prevention, (2) Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the
emergency response system, (3) Early CPR, (4) Early defibrillation, and (5) Integrated
post-cardiac arrest care. Early CPR is the critical next step after activating the
emergency response system .
,3. The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent patient care
includes which three elements?
A) Assess, Plan, Implement
B) Assess, Recognize, Care
C) Evaluate, Diagnose, Treat
D) Survey, Act, Reassess
*Rationale: The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent patient
care includes Assess, Recognize, and Care .
4. You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which
technique should you use to open the patient's airway?
A) Head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver
B) Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
C) Tongue-jaw lift
D) Neck extension
*Rationale: The modified jaw-thrust maneuver is the preferred technique for opening
the airway when a cervical spine injury is suspected, as it minimizes movement of the
neck .
5. You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble,
suddenly goes into cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague
reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Which statement is true
regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient?
A) AED use is safe for pregnant patients
B) AED use is contraindicated in pregnancy
C) AED use requires special pediatric pads
D) AED use is safe only after 32 weeks gestation
*Rationale: AED use is safe for pregnant patients. The needs of the mother are
paramount, as a viable fetus depends on maternal survival .
,6. You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is
the compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR?
A) 30:2
B) *15:2*
C) 15:1
D) 30:1
*Rationale: In both children and infants, the compression-to-ventilation ratio is 30:2
during single-provider CPR and 15:2 during multiple-provider CPR .
7. You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her lunch splattered on the floor. She
is slumped over the bedside table and does not appear to be breathing. You
perform a visual survey and determine that the scene is safe. Which is the next
appropriate action?
A) Begin chest compressions immediately
B) Check for responsiveness
C) Open the airway and give 2 rescue breaths
D) Activate the emergency response system
*Rationale: After ensuring the scene is safe, the next step is to check for responsiveness
by tapping the victim and shouting, "Are you okay?" .
8. A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR and
correctly perform chest compressions at which rate?
A) 60-80 per minute
B) 80-100 per minute
C) 100 to 120 per minute
D) 120-140 per minute
*Rationale: The Red Cross and AHA guidelines recommend compressing the chest at a
rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute for all victims (adults, children, and
infants) .
, 9. 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?
A) Perform the overlooked task yourself without saying anything
B) Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been
overlooked
C) Wait for the team leader to notice the oversight
D) Discuss the oversight after the resuscitation is complete
*Rationale: Closed-loop communication is essential. Alerting the team leader
immediately ensures the task is delegated without disrupting the overall leadership
structure .
10. 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?
A) "Okay, I'll be right back"
B) "I'll go get the AED."
C) "Where is the AED?"
D) "I'm on it!"
*Rationale: Closed-loop communication requires the receiver to confirm the task by
restating it clearly to acknowledge understanding and commitment .
11. What is a reason you would choose to perform chest thrusts instead of
abdominal thrusts for an adult with an obstructed airway?
A) The patient is obese
B) The patient is in a wheelchair
C) The patient is pregnant
D) The patient is elderly
*Rationale: Chest thrusts are recommended for patients who are in a wheelchair,
pregnant, or when abdominal thrusts are ineffective. The chair may prevent proper
positioning for abdominal thrusts .
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {100 Q & A} ALREADY
GRADED A+ | BRAND NEW! | 100% GUARANTEED PASS
1. You and your colleagues have been providing high-quality CPR for and using
the AED on Mr. Sauer. While providing ventilations, you notice that Mr. Sauer
moves and appears to be breathing. What is the correct course of action?
A) Continue CPR until the advanced cardiac life support team arrives
B) Stop CPR and continue monitoring without checking a pulse
C) Stop CPR, check for breathing and a pulse and monitor Mr. Sauer until the
advanced cardiac life support team takes over
D) Administer a second shock with the AED
*Rationale: When a patient shows signs of life (movement, breathing), you must stop
CPR, check for a pulse and normal breathing, and then monitor the patient. Continue
to reassess frequently. Do not withhold CPR if the patient becomes unresponsive
again .
2. Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him on the ground, unresponsive.
After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is your next
action according to the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival?
A) Defibrillation
B) Early CPR
C) Advanced life support
D) Post-cardiac arrest care
*Rationale: The Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival includes: (1) Surveillance
and prevention, (2) Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the
emergency response system, (3) Early CPR, (4) Early defibrillation, and (5) Integrated
post-cardiac arrest care. Early CPR is the critical next step after activating the
emergency response system .
,3. The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent patient care
includes which three elements?
A) Assess, Plan, Implement
B) Assess, Recognize, Care
C) Evaluate, Diagnose, Treat
D) Survey, Act, Reassess
*Rationale: The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent patient
care includes Assess, Recognize, and Care .
4. You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which
technique should you use to open the patient's airway?
A) Head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver
B) Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
C) Tongue-jaw lift
D) Neck extension
*Rationale: The modified jaw-thrust maneuver is the preferred technique for opening
the airway when a cervical spine injury is suspected, as it minimizes movement of the
neck .
5. You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble,
suddenly goes into cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague
reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Which statement is true
regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient?
A) AED use is safe for pregnant patients
B) AED use is contraindicated in pregnancy
C) AED use requires special pediatric pads
D) AED use is safe only after 32 weeks gestation
*Rationale: AED use is safe for pregnant patients. The needs of the mother are
paramount, as a viable fetus depends on maternal survival .
,6. You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is
the compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR?
A) 30:2
B) *15:2*
C) 15:1
D) 30:1
*Rationale: In both children and infants, the compression-to-ventilation ratio is 30:2
during single-provider CPR and 15:2 during multiple-provider CPR .
7. You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her lunch splattered on the floor. She
is slumped over the bedside table and does not appear to be breathing. You
perform a visual survey and determine that the scene is safe. Which is the next
appropriate action?
A) Begin chest compressions immediately
B) Check for responsiveness
C) Open the airway and give 2 rescue breaths
D) Activate the emergency response system
*Rationale: After ensuring the scene is safe, the next step is to check for responsiveness
by tapping the victim and shouting, "Are you okay?" .
8. A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR and
correctly perform chest compressions at which rate?
A) 60-80 per minute
B) 80-100 per minute
C) 100 to 120 per minute
D) 120-140 per minute
*Rationale: The Red Cross and AHA guidelines recommend compressing the chest at a
rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute for all victims (adults, children, and
infants) .
, 9. 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?
A) Perform the overlooked task yourself without saying anything
B) Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been
overlooked
C) Wait for the team leader to notice the oversight
D) Discuss the oversight after the resuscitation is complete
*Rationale: Closed-loop communication is essential. Alerting the team leader
immediately ensures the task is delegated without disrupting the overall leadership
structure .
10. 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?
A) "Okay, I'll be right back"
B) "I'll go get the AED."
C) "Where is the AED?"
D) "I'm on it!"
*Rationale: Closed-loop communication requires the receiver to confirm the task by
restating it clearly to acknowledge understanding and commitment .
11. What is a reason you would choose to perform chest thrusts instead of
abdominal thrusts for an adult with an obstructed airway?
A) The patient is obese
B) The patient is in a wheelchair
C) The patient is pregnant
D) The patient is elderly
*Rationale: Chest thrusts are recommended for patients who are in a wheelchair,
pregnant, or when abdominal thrusts are ineffective. The chair may prevent proper
positioning for abdominal thrusts .
