BLS RENEWAL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatVareVtheVsignsVofVcardiacVarrest?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-noVbreathingVorVonlyVgaspingV
noVdefiniteVpulseVforV5VsV(noVmoreVthanV10s)
Alone:VwhatVisVtheVfirstVstepVofVactivatingVtheVemergencyVresponseVsystemVifVcollapseVisVwitnessed?V-
VCORRECTVANSWERV-CallV911V
GetVAED
Alone:VWhatVisVtheVfirstVstepVofVactivatingVtheVemergencyVresponseVsystemVifVcollapseVisVunwitnessed?V-
VCORRECTVANSWERV-GiveV2VminVCPR
CallV911VandVgetVAED
Adults:VCompressionVventilationVrationVw/oVadvancedVairwayV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-30:2
Children:VCompressionVventilationVrationVw/oVadvancedVairwayV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
IfV1Vrescuer:V30:2
IfV2Vrescuers:V15:2
Infants:VCompressionVventilationVrationVw/oVadvancedVairwayV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
IfV1Vrescuer:V30:2
IfV2Vrescuers:V15:2
AdultVrescueVbreathingVrateV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-1VbreathVeveryV5-6Vseconds
InfantVandVchildrenVrescueVbreathingVrateV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-1VbreathVeveryV3-5Vseconds
HowVoftenVdoVyouVcheckVtheVpulseVwhenVgivingVrescueVbreaths?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
everyV2Vminutes
compressionVdepthVforVinfantsV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-1.5Vinches
compressionVdepthVforVadultsVandVchildrenV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-2Vinches
AdultVCPRVcycle
xVcompressions,VthenVyVbreaths
repeatVzVtimes
thenVwhat?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-30VchestVcompressions,V2Vbreaths
repeatV5Vtimes
rotateVrescuers
whichVpulseVdoVyouVcheckVonVanVadult?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-carotid
WhichVpulseVdoVyouVcheckVonVaVchild?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-carotidVorVfemoral
whichVpulseVdoVyouVcheckVonVanVinfant?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-brachialVorVfemoral
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatVareVtheVsignsVofVcardiacVarrest?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-noVbreathingVorVonlyVgaspingV
noVdefiniteVpulseVforV5VsV(noVmoreVthanV10s)
Alone:VwhatVisVtheVfirstVstepVofVactivatingVtheVemergencyVresponseVsystemVifVcollapseVisVwitnessed?V-
VCORRECTVANSWERV-CallV911V
GetVAED
Alone:VWhatVisVtheVfirstVstepVofVactivatingVtheVemergencyVresponseVsystemVifVcollapseVisVunwitnessed?V-
VCORRECTVANSWERV-GiveV2VminVCPR
CallV911VandVgetVAED
Adults:VCompressionVventilationVrationVw/oVadvancedVairwayV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-30:2
Children:VCompressionVventilationVrationVw/oVadvancedVairwayV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
IfV1Vrescuer:V30:2
IfV2Vrescuers:V15:2
Infants:VCompressionVventilationVrationVw/oVadvancedVairwayV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
IfV1Vrescuer:V30:2
IfV2Vrescuers:V15:2
AdultVrescueVbreathingVrateV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-1VbreathVeveryV5-6Vseconds
InfantVandVchildrenVrescueVbreathingVrateV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-1VbreathVeveryV3-5Vseconds
HowVoftenVdoVyouVcheckVtheVpulseVwhenVgivingVrescueVbreaths?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
everyV2Vminutes
compressionVdepthVforVinfantsV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-1.5Vinches
compressionVdepthVforVadultsVandVchildrenV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-2Vinches
AdultVCPRVcycle
xVcompressions,VthenVyVbreaths
repeatVzVtimes
thenVwhat?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-30VchestVcompressions,V2Vbreaths
repeatV5Vtimes
rotateVrescuers
whichVpulseVdoVyouVcheckVonVanVadult?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-carotid
WhichVpulseVdoVyouVcheckVonVaVchild?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-carotidVorVfemoral
whichVpulseVdoVyouVcheckVonVanVinfant?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-brachialVorVfemoral