AHA BLS Study Guide 2025-2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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When you first see a potential victim, what is the first thing you should do? - CORRECT ANSWERS
check for safe scene
What should you do for a victim with no normal breathing and who doesn't have a pulse? - CORRECT
ANSWERS start CPR
Explain why complete recoil of the chest is important - CORRECT ANSWERS allow heart to refill
What is the recommended compression rate for performing CPR on a victim of ANY age? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 100-120
Why are chest compressions an important part of CPR? - CORRECT ANSWERS to pump the heart
What is the head tilt-chin lift technique used for? - CORRECT ANSWERS to get a clear path for
oxygen
What is the recommended compression-ventilation ratio for 1 rescuer adult CPR? - CORRECT ANSWERS
30-2
What 3 things need to be verbalized in place of giving actual breaths/bag mask during adult/child/infant
CPR? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Head Tilt / Chin lift
2. 2 breaths, 1 second each
3. chest rise
What should you do if you have an adult victim who needs CPR but is in a dangerous environment? -
CORRECT ANSWERS move them
What is the recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim? - CORRECT ANSWERS
2 inches
How soon should you start chest compressions after recognition of cardiac arrest? - CORRECT ANSWERS
10 seconds
What can happen if breaths are given too fast or with too much force during bag-mask ventilation? -
CORRECT ANSWERS vomiting
What do you do first when the AED arrives on scene? - CORRECT ANSWERS turn it on
How do you know when to deliver a shock from the AED? - CORRECT ANSWERS it will say to
To reduce fatigue during CPR, how often should the rescuers switch roles? - CORRECT ANSWERS
5 cycles
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
|GET IT CORRECT|GUARANTEED PASS!!
When you first see a potential victim, what is the first thing you should do? - CORRECT ANSWERS
check for safe scene
What should you do for a victim with no normal breathing and who doesn't have a pulse? - CORRECT
ANSWERS start CPR
Explain why complete recoil of the chest is important - CORRECT ANSWERS allow heart to refill
What is the recommended compression rate for performing CPR on a victim of ANY age? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 100-120
Why are chest compressions an important part of CPR? - CORRECT ANSWERS to pump the heart
What is the head tilt-chin lift technique used for? - CORRECT ANSWERS to get a clear path for
oxygen
What is the recommended compression-ventilation ratio for 1 rescuer adult CPR? - CORRECT ANSWERS
30-2
What 3 things need to be verbalized in place of giving actual breaths/bag mask during adult/child/infant
CPR? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Head Tilt / Chin lift
2. 2 breaths, 1 second each
3. chest rise
What should you do if you have an adult victim who needs CPR but is in a dangerous environment? -
CORRECT ANSWERS move them
What is the recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim? - CORRECT ANSWERS
2 inches
How soon should you start chest compressions after recognition of cardiac arrest? - CORRECT ANSWERS
10 seconds
What can happen if breaths are given too fast or with too much force during bag-mask ventilation? -
CORRECT ANSWERS vomiting
What do you do first when the AED arrives on scene? - CORRECT ANSWERS turn it on
How do you know when to deliver a shock from the AED? - CORRECT ANSWERS it will say to
To reduce fatigue during CPR, how often should the rescuers switch roles? - CORRECT ANSWERS
5 cycles
