AHA BLS Certification Exam Review
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the correct hand placement for chest compressions on an adult during CPR?
✔✔Place the heel of one hand on the center of the chest and place the other hand on top,
interlacing the fingers.
How do you perform chest compressions on an infant?
✔✔Use two fingers in the center of the chest just below the nipple line, pressing down about 1.5
inches deep.
When should you stop performing CPR on an adult?
✔✔Stop when emergency responders arrive, the victim starts to show signs of life, or you are too
exhausted to continue.
What should you do if you are alone and witness a child collapse?
✔✔Call for emergency help immediately, then begin CPR if necessary.
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, What is the correct technique for giving rescue breaths to a child during CPR?
✔✔Pinch the child’s nose shut, and cover their mouth with yours, giving gentle breaths to make
the chest rise.
If a choking adult becomes unresponsive, what should you do immediately?
✔✔Call for emergency help and begin CPR, checking the mouth for any visible obstruction
before delivering rescue breaths.
What is the first thing you should do if you find an unresponsive infant?
✔✔Call for emergency help and begin CPR with chest compressions.
What should you do if you find a victim who is unresponsive, not breathing, and has no pulse,
and you are not trained in CPR?
✔✔Call for emergency help and perform hands-only CPR (chest compressions without rescue
breaths).
How should you position the head of an adult victim when giving rescue breaths?
✔✔Tilt the head back slightly and lift the chin to open the airway.
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Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the correct hand placement for chest compressions on an adult during CPR?
✔✔Place the heel of one hand on the center of the chest and place the other hand on top,
interlacing the fingers.
How do you perform chest compressions on an infant?
✔✔Use two fingers in the center of the chest just below the nipple line, pressing down about 1.5
inches deep.
When should you stop performing CPR on an adult?
✔✔Stop when emergency responders arrive, the victim starts to show signs of life, or you are too
exhausted to continue.
What should you do if you are alone and witness a child collapse?
✔✔Call for emergency help immediately, then begin CPR if necessary.
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, What is the correct technique for giving rescue breaths to a child during CPR?
✔✔Pinch the child’s nose shut, and cover their mouth with yours, giving gentle breaths to make
the chest rise.
If a choking adult becomes unresponsive, what should you do immediately?
✔✔Call for emergency help and begin CPR, checking the mouth for any visible obstruction
before delivering rescue breaths.
What is the first thing you should do if you find an unresponsive infant?
✔✔Call for emergency help and begin CPR with chest compressions.
What should you do if you find a victim who is unresponsive, not breathing, and has no pulse,
and you are not trained in CPR?
✔✔Call for emergency help and perform hands-only CPR (chest compressions without rescue
breaths).
How should you position the head of an adult victim when giving rescue breaths?
✔✔Tilt the head back slightly and lift the chin to open the airway.
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