BLS Recertification Course Exam
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What should you do if a person is unconscious but breathing?
✔✔Place the person in the recovery position and monitor their breathing.
How should you perform chest compressions for a child during CPR?
✔✔Use one hand for chest compressions, pressing down about 2 inches deep.
What should you do if you encounter a victim who is not breathing but has a pulse?
✔✔Give rescue breaths without performing chest compressions.
When should you use an AED?
✔✔Use an AED as soon as possible if the victim is unresponsive and not breathing.
What should you do if the AED prompts “shock advised”?
✔✔Ensure no one is touching the victim and press the shock button.
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, How should you deliver rescue breaths to an adult?
✔✔Pinch the nose shut, cover the person’s mouth with yours, and blow gently until the chest
rises.
What is the correct procedure for opening the airway of an unresponsive adult?
✔✔Tilt the head back and lift the chin to open the airway.
When performing CPR on an adult, how long should you check for a pulse?
✔✔For no more than 10 seconds.
How deep should chest compressions be for a child during CPR?
✔✔At least 1/3 the depth of the chest, about 2 inches deep.
What should you do if a choking victim becomes unconscious?
✔✔Call for help, then begin CPR, checking the mouth for any visible obstruction before
providing rescue breaths.
What should you do if the AED advises “no shock advised”?
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Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What should you do if a person is unconscious but breathing?
✔✔Place the person in the recovery position and monitor their breathing.
How should you perform chest compressions for a child during CPR?
✔✔Use one hand for chest compressions, pressing down about 2 inches deep.
What should you do if you encounter a victim who is not breathing but has a pulse?
✔✔Give rescue breaths without performing chest compressions.
When should you use an AED?
✔✔Use an AED as soon as possible if the victim is unresponsive and not breathing.
What should you do if the AED prompts “shock advised”?
✔✔Ensure no one is touching the victim and press the shock button.
1
, How should you deliver rescue breaths to an adult?
✔✔Pinch the nose shut, cover the person’s mouth with yours, and blow gently until the chest
rises.
What is the correct procedure for opening the airway of an unresponsive adult?
✔✔Tilt the head back and lift the chin to open the airway.
When performing CPR on an adult, how long should you check for a pulse?
✔✔For no more than 10 seconds.
How deep should chest compressions be for a child during CPR?
✔✔At least 1/3 the depth of the chest, about 2 inches deep.
What should you do if a choking victim becomes unconscious?
✔✔Call for help, then begin CPR, checking the mouth for any visible obstruction before
providing rescue breaths.
What should you do if the AED advises “no shock advised”?
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