AMERICAN HEART CPR/AED EXAM
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS
What should you do when checking a conscious person? - ANS All of the above; Ask
questions, Get consent, Do not touch or move painful, injured area on the body.
The steps to follow in an emergency are - ANS Recognize an emergency, check the scene,
assess the victim, activate EMS
Which of the following is the most important reason to check the scene before approaching to
help a person? - ANS You might become injured yourself if the scene is unsafe.
Which statement is true about an unconscious person and giving care? - ANS You assume the
person gives consent for care.
The best method/technique to open the airway of an unconscious victim with no suspected
neck/cervical spine injury is by - ANS Using the head tilt-chin lift
An unconscious victim is in water, what should you do? - ANS Remove the victim from the
water and wipe the chest before placing the pads.
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, During CPR, it is important to compress the chest to the appropriate depth because -
ANS Adequate depth of compression is needed to create blood flow during compression.
The recommended rate for performing chest compressions on all victims is - ANS 100-120
compressions per minute
What should you see in a person who can cough forcefully? - ANS The person's chest clearly
rises.
After performing compressions on an unconscious choking victim, the next step is too -
ANS Look for an object
you come upon a victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction. After a few minutes they
become unresponsive. You send someone to active the emergency response system. What is
the next recommend action to take? - ANS If standing lower them to the ground and start
CPR compression's
You observe someone suddenly collapse. The victim is unresponsive, making gasping sounds
and no pulse. What course of action should you take? - ANS Start CPR, since gasping sounds
are not normal.
When giving chest compressions on a child victim, what is the correct depth? - ANS At least
one third the depth of the chest, approximately 2 inches (5cm)
What is the purpose of Good Samaritan laws? - ANS To help protect people who voluntarily
give care without accepting anything in return.
What would improve a victim's chance of survival? - ANS Establishing high-quality CPR
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2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS
What should you do when checking a conscious person? - ANS All of the above; Ask
questions, Get consent, Do not touch or move painful, injured area on the body.
The steps to follow in an emergency are - ANS Recognize an emergency, check the scene,
assess the victim, activate EMS
Which of the following is the most important reason to check the scene before approaching to
help a person? - ANS You might become injured yourself if the scene is unsafe.
Which statement is true about an unconscious person and giving care? - ANS You assume the
person gives consent for care.
The best method/technique to open the airway of an unconscious victim with no suspected
neck/cervical spine injury is by - ANS Using the head tilt-chin lift
An unconscious victim is in water, what should you do? - ANS Remove the victim from the
water and wipe the chest before placing the pads.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, During CPR, it is important to compress the chest to the appropriate depth because -
ANS Adequate depth of compression is needed to create blood flow during compression.
The recommended rate for performing chest compressions on all victims is - ANS 100-120
compressions per minute
What should you see in a person who can cough forcefully? - ANS The person's chest clearly
rises.
After performing compressions on an unconscious choking victim, the next step is too -
ANS Look for an object
you come upon a victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction. After a few minutes they
become unresponsive. You send someone to active the emergency response system. What is
the next recommend action to take? - ANS If standing lower them to the ground and start
CPR compression's
You observe someone suddenly collapse. The victim is unresponsive, making gasping sounds
and no pulse. What course of action should you take? - ANS Start CPR, since gasping sounds
are not normal.
When giving chest compressions on a child victim, what is the correct depth? - ANS At least
one third the depth of the chest, approximately 2 inches (5cm)
What is the purpose of Good Samaritan laws? - ANS To help protect people who voluntarily
give care without accepting anything in return.
What would improve a victim's chance of survival? - ANS Establishing high-quality CPR
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