BLS Study Guide 2026 Updated Practice
Questions + Rationales, Pass Confidently
The 5 links in the Adult Chain of Survival include all of the
following except:
Early CPR
Rapid Defibrillation
Integrated Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
Advanced Airway Placement - Correct Answers ✅Advanced
airway placement.
In an adult with an advanced airway in place during 2-rescuer
CPR, breaths should be administered how often? - Correct
Answers ✅Every 6-8 seconds (8-10 breaths per min).
How often should rescuers switch roles when performing 2-
rescuer CPR? - Correct Answers ✅After every 5 cycles of
CPR.
The proper steps for operating an AED are: - Correct
Answers ✅Power on the AED, attach electrode pads,
analyze the rhythm, clear the patient, deliver shock.
The compression to ventilation ratio for the lone rescuer
giving CPR to victims of any age is: - Correct Answers
✅30:2
The critical characteristics of high-quality CPR include: -
Correct Answers ✅1) Minimize interruptions
, BLS Study Guide 2026 Updated Practice
Questions + Rationales, Pass Confidently
2) Starting chest compressions within 10 seconds of
recognition of cardiac arrest
3) Push hard and fast
The initial Basic Life Support (BLS) steps for adult are: -
Correct Answers ✅Assess the victim, activate EMS and get
AED, check pulse, and start CPR.
Signs of airway obstruction include: - Correct Answers
✅Poor air exchange
Inability to speak
High-pitched noise while inhaling
The 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR recommend BLS sequence
of steps are: - Correct Answers ✅Chest compression,
airway, breathing.
Where should you attempt to perform a pulse check in a child
from 1 year of age to puberty? - Correct Answers ✅Carotid
or femoral artery.
Brain damage is likely if intervention occurs __________ after
the heart stops. - Correct Answers ✅6-10 minutes.
Questions + Rationales, Pass Confidently
The 5 links in the Adult Chain of Survival include all of the
following except:
Early CPR
Rapid Defibrillation
Integrated Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
Advanced Airway Placement - Correct Answers ✅Advanced
airway placement.
In an adult with an advanced airway in place during 2-rescuer
CPR, breaths should be administered how often? - Correct
Answers ✅Every 6-8 seconds (8-10 breaths per min).
How often should rescuers switch roles when performing 2-
rescuer CPR? - Correct Answers ✅After every 5 cycles of
CPR.
The proper steps for operating an AED are: - Correct
Answers ✅Power on the AED, attach electrode pads,
analyze the rhythm, clear the patient, deliver shock.
The compression to ventilation ratio for the lone rescuer
giving CPR to victims of any age is: - Correct Answers
✅30:2
The critical characteristics of high-quality CPR include: -
Correct Answers ✅1) Minimize interruptions
, BLS Study Guide 2026 Updated Practice
Questions + Rationales, Pass Confidently
2) Starting chest compressions within 10 seconds of
recognition of cardiac arrest
3) Push hard and fast
The initial Basic Life Support (BLS) steps for adult are: -
Correct Answers ✅Assess the victim, activate EMS and get
AED, check pulse, and start CPR.
Signs of airway obstruction include: - Correct Answers
✅Poor air exchange
Inability to speak
High-pitched noise while inhaling
The 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR recommend BLS sequence
of steps are: - Correct Answers ✅Chest compression,
airway, breathing.
Where should you attempt to perform a pulse check in a child
from 1 year of age to puberty? - Correct Answers ✅Carotid
or femoral artery.
Brain damage is likely if intervention occurs __________ after
the heart stops. - Correct Answers ✅6-10 minutes.
