AHA BLS CERTIFICATION COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE 2026
◉ when is it important to move an adult victim who needs CPR?
Answer: when an adult/ victim is in a dangerous environment
◉ High quality CPR includes starting chest compressions within how
many seconds after recognition of cardiac arrest in victims of all
ages? Answer: 10 seconds
◉ interruptions of chest compressions should be limited to how
many seconds? Answer: 10 seconds
◉ how can you tell when a rescue breath for an infant victim is
effective? Answer: there is visible rise of the chest
◉ what is the best method of opening the airway of an unresponsive
victim when you do not suspect cervical spine injury? Answer: use
the head tilt chin lift
◉ what technique is not recommended for single rescuer to provide
breaths during CPR? Answer: bag mask device
,◉ what is likely to cause air to enter the victims stomach( gastric
inflation) during bag mask ventilation? Answer: breaths are given to
quickly or with to much force
◉ What are the correct compression and ventilation rates for 2
rescuers CPR in the prescience of an advanced airway in adult
victim? Answer: compress at a rate of at least 100 per min with 2
breaths every 5 to 10 secs
◉ how does complete chest recoil contribute to effective CPR?
Answer: allows the heart to refill with blood between compressions
◉ what is the recommended compression- ventilation ratio for 2
rescuer adult CPR? Answer: 30:2 for 2 rescuer
◉ to reduce fatigue during CPR, how often should compressions
switch roles? Answer: after every 5 cycles of compressions and
breaths
◉ what is the recommended compression rate for performing CPR
on a victim of any age? Answer: 100 per min
◉ during 2 rescuer CPR, one rescuer will provide chest
compressions. what is the role of the second rescuer? Answer:
maintain an open airway and give breaths
,◉ why are chest compression important? Answer: they pump blood
to the rest of the body
◉ what is the first step to perform once the AED arrives on the
scene? Answer: turn on the AED
◉ When should you deliver a shock from the AED? Answer: after the
AED activates a shock, charge, states a "clear the victim", and
prompts me to push the shock buttom
◉ what is the best way to relieve severe chocking in a responsive
adult? Answer: perform abdominal thrust
◉ what is the correct depth of chest compression for a child victim?
Answer: at least one third the depth of the chest, approx 2 inches
◉ What is the recommended compression ventilation ration for 2
rescuer child CPR? Answer: 15:2
◉ what size AED pads should be used for child less that 8 years of
age? Answer: adult pads/ dose may be used if peadrtic pads are not
available
, ◉ a choking adult become unresponsive while you are doing
abdominal thrust for severe chocking. what should you do next?
Answer: begin CPR
◉ what is the recommended compression ventilation ration for 1
rescuer infant CPR Answer: 30:2
◉ what is the preferred technique for providing chest compressions
during 2 rescuer CPR for an infant? Answer: the 2 thumb - encircling
hands technique
◉ where is the brachial pulse located? Answer: on the inside of the
upper arm between the elbow and the shoulder.
◉ As of 2017, what percent of people who have an out-of-hospital,
non-traumatic cardiac arrest, treated by EMS, survive to be
discharged from the hospital? Answer: 10%
◉ How does the AHA define adults, children and infants? Answer:
Adults = adolescents (ie., after the onset of puberty and older
Children = 1 year of age to onset of puberty
Infants = less than 1 year of age (excluding newly born infants in the
delivery room)
GUIDE 2026
◉ when is it important to move an adult victim who needs CPR?
Answer: when an adult/ victim is in a dangerous environment
◉ High quality CPR includes starting chest compressions within how
many seconds after recognition of cardiac arrest in victims of all
ages? Answer: 10 seconds
◉ interruptions of chest compressions should be limited to how
many seconds? Answer: 10 seconds
◉ how can you tell when a rescue breath for an infant victim is
effective? Answer: there is visible rise of the chest
◉ what is the best method of opening the airway of an unresponsive
victim when you do not suspect cervical spine injury? Answer: use
the head tilt chin lift
◉ what technique is not recommended for single rescuer to provide
breaths during CPR? Answer: bag mask device
,◉ what is likely to cause air to enter the victims stomach( gastric
inflation) during bag mask ventilation? Answer: breaths are given to
quickly or with to much force
◉ What are the correct compression and ventilation rates for 2
rescuers CPR in the prescience of an advanced airway in adult
victim? Answer: compress at a rate of at least 100 per min with 2
breaths every 5 to 10 secs
◉ how does complete chest recoil contribute to effective CPR?
Answer: allows the heart to refill with blood between compressions
◉ what is the recommended compression- ventilation ratio for 2
rescuer adult CPR? Answer: 30:2 for 2 rescuer
◉ to reduce fatigue during CPR, how often should compressions
switch roles? Answer: after every 5 cycles of compressions and
breaths
◉ what is the recommended compression rate for performing CPR
on a victim of any age? Answer: 100 per min
◉ during 2 rescuer CPR, one rescuer will provide chest
compressions. what is the role of the second rescuer? Answer:
maintain an open airway and give breaths
,◉ why are chest compression important? Answer: they pump blood
to the rest of the body
◉ what is the first step to perform once the AED arrives on the
scene? Answer: turn on the AED
◉ When should you deliver a shock from the AED? Answer: after the
AED activates a shock, charge, states a "clear the victim", and
prompts me to push the shock buttom
◉ what is the best way to relieve severe chocking in a responsive
adult? Answer: perform abdominal thrust
◉ what is the correct depth of chest compression for a child victim?
Answer: at least one third the depth of the chest, approx 2 inches
◉ What is the recommended compression ventilation ration for 2
rescuer child CPR? Answer: 15:2
◉ what size AED pads should be used for child less that 8 years of
age? Answer: adult pads/ dose may be used if peadrtic pads are not
available
, ◉ a choking adult become unresponsive while you are doing
abdominal thrust for severe chocking. what should you do next?
Answer: begin CPR
◉ what is the recommended compression ventilation ration for 1
rescuer infant CPR Answer: 30:2
◉ what is the preferred technique for providing chest compressions
during 2 rescuer CPR for an infant? Answer: the 2 thumb - encircling
hands technique
◉ where is the brachial pulse located? Answer: on the inside of the
upper arm between the elbow and the shoulder.
◉ As of 2017, what percent of people who have an out-of-hospital,
non-traumatic cardiac arrest, treated by EMS, survive to be
discharged from the hospital? Answer: 10%
◉ How does the AHA define adults, children and infants? Answer:
Adults = adolescents (ie., after the onset of puberty and older
Children = 1 year of age to onset of puberty
Infants = less than 1 year of age (excluding newly born infants in the
delivery room)
