BLS Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What should you do if you find a person who is unconscious and breathing irregularly?
✔✔Monitor their breathing closely and be ready to start CPR if they stop breathing completely.
If a choking victim becomes unresponsive, what should be your next step?
✔✔Call for help and immediately begin CPR, checking the mouth for any visible object before
performing rescue breaths.
When performing CPR on a child, how many fingers should you use for chest compressions?
✔✔Use two fingers placed in the center of the chest.
If a person is unresponsive and not breathing, but there’s no AED available, what should you do?
✔✔Continue CPR, starting with chest compressions and rescue breaths until emergency help
arrives.
What’s the correct positioning of the victim’s head when delivering rescue breaths?
✔✔Tilt the victim’s head back slightly and lift the chin to open the airway.
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, How should you perform CPR if you’re alone with a child and they suddenly stop breathing?
✔✔Give 2 minutes of CPR before calling for help.
What is the best way to ensure chest compressions are effective during CPR?
✔✔Ensure the chest rises visibly with each compression, and allow full recoil between
compressions.
How should you perform chest compressions on a pregnant woman?
✔✔Perform chest compressions as you would for any adult, ensuring no pressure is placed on
the abdomen.
If you are performing CPR on a child, what is the correct compression-to-breath ratio?
✔✔30 compressions to 2 breaths.
What should you do if you notice that your chest compressions are not making the chest rise
during CPR?
✔✔Reposition the victim’s head to ensure the airway is open and try again.
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Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What should you do if you find a person who is unconscious and breathing irregularly?
✔✔Monitor their breathing closely and be ready to start CPR if they stop breathing completely.
If a choking victim becomes unresponsive, what should be your next step?
✔✔Call for help and immediately begin CPR, checking the mouth for any visible object before
performing rescue breaths.
When performing CPR on a child, how many fingers should you use for chest compressions?
✔✔Use two fingers placed in the center of the chest.
If a person is unresponsive and not breathing, but there’s no AED available, what should you do?
✔✔Continue CPR, starting with chest compressions and rescue breaths until emergency help
arrives.
What’s the correct positioning of the victim’s head when delivering rescue breaths?
✔✔Tilt the victim’s head back slightly and lift the chin to open the airway.
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, How should you perform CPR if you’re alone with a child and they suddenly stop breathing?
✔✔Give 2 minutes of CPR before calling for help.
What is the best way to ensure chest compressions are effective during CPR?
✔✔Ensure the chest rises visibly with each compression, and allow full recoil between
compressions.
How should you perform chest compressions on a pregnant woman?
✔✔Perform chest compressions as you would for any adult, ensuring no pressure is placed on
the abdomen.
If you are performing CPR on a child, what is the correct compression-to-breath ratio?
✔✔30 compressions to 2 breaths.
What should you do if you notice that your chest compressions are not making the chest rise
during CPR?
✔✔Reposition the victim’s head to ensure the airway is open and try again.
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