AHA Basic Life Support Exam A and
B Answered Update 023-2024
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
, While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you
ensure is being accomplished? - CORRECT ANSWER-Compressing to a
depth of at least 2 inches
A 53 year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is
not breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency
medical technician, rushes to her with an AED.
When the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Turn on the AED
A 53 year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is
not breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency
medical technician, rushes to her with an AED.
After the AED pads are attached to the victim's bare chest, the AED detects
ventricular fibrillation. What is the next step when using the AED? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Follow the AED prompts
What should you do if you need to use an AED on someone who has been
submerged in water? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pull the victim out of the
water, and wipe the chest
How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when
using a bag mask device? - CORRECT ANSWER-Observing the chest rise
with breaths
What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1-rescuer infant
CPR? - CORRECT ANSWER-30 compressions to 2 breaths
B Answered Update 023-2024
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
, While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you
ensure is being accomplished? - CORRECT ANSWER-Compressing to a
depth of at least 2 inches
A 53 year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is
not breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency
medical technician, rushes to her with an AED.
When the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Turn on the AED
A 53 year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is
not breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency
medical technician, rushes to her with an AED.
After the AED pads are attached to the victim's bare chest, the AED detects
ventricular fibrillation. What is the next step when using the AED? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Follow the AED prompts
What should you do if you need to use an AED on someone who has been
submerged in water? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pull the victim out of the
water, and wipe the chest
How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when
using a bag mask device? - CORRECT ANSWER-Observing the chest rise
with breaths
What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1-rescuer infant
CPR? - CORRECT ANSWER-30 compressions to 2 breaths
