Basic Life Support Exam A Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
| Correct & Verified
What should you do if an AED advises a shock is needed?
✔✔Ensure no one is touching the victim, then press the shock button.
How should you give rescue breaths to an infant?
✔✔Cover the infant's nose and mouth with yours and give two gentle breaths, watching for the
chest to rise.
What should you do if a choking person is able to cough or speak?
✔✔Encourage them to cough and try to clear the obstruction on their own.
What is the proper compression-to-breath ratio for adult CPR?
✔✔The ratio is 30 chest compressions to 2 rescue breaths.
How do you open the airway of a child during CPR?
✔✔Tilt the child’s head back gently and lift the chin to open the airway.
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, How do you perform rescue breaths for an adult?
✔✔Pinch the person’s nose, cover their mouth with yours, and give two slow breaths, watching
for the chest to rise.
What should you do if an unconscious child is not breathing?
✔✔Begin CPR with chest compressions, followed by rescue breaths, at a ratio of 30:2.
What is the first action when approaching a choking adult?
✔✔Encourage the person to cough, and if they cannot, perform the Heimlich maneuver.
How do you recognize that a victim is not breathing?
✔✔Check for the absence of chest rise and feel for air coming from the mouth or nose.
What is the correct method for opening the airway of an unconscious victim?
✔✔Tilt the head back and lift the chin to open the airway.
What should you do if an infant is choking and becomes unresponsive?
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and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
| Correct & Verified
What should you do if an AED advises a shock is needed?
✔✔Ensure no one is touching the victim, then press the shock button.
How should you give rescue breaths to an infant?
✔✔Cover the infant's nose and mouth with yours and give two gentle breaths, watching for the
chest to rise.
What should you do if a choking person is able to cough or speak?
✔✔Encourage them to cough and try to clear the obstruction on their own.
What is the proper compression-to-breath ratio for adult CPR?
✔✔The ratio is 30 chest compressions to 2 rescue breaths.
How do you open the airway of a child during CPR?
✔✔Tilt the child’s head back gently and lift the chin to open the airway.
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, How do you perform rescue breaths for an adult?
✔✔Pinch the person’s nose, cover their mouth with yours, and give two slow breaths, watching
for the chest to rise.
What should you do if an unconscious child is not breathing?
✔✔Begin CPR with chest compressions, followed by rescue breaths, at a ratio of 30:2.
What is the first action when approaching a choking adult?
✔✔Encourage the person to cough, and if they cannot, perform the Heimlich maneuver.
How do you recognize that a victim is not breathing?
✔✔Check for the absence of chest rise and feel for air coming from the mouth or nose.
What is the correct method for opening the airway of an unconscious victim?
✔✔Tilt the head back and lift the chin to open the airway.
What should you do if an infant is choking and becomes unresponsive?
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