BLS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ You and another provider are delivering ventilations with a bag-valve-
mask (BVM) resuscitator to an adult patient in cardiac arrest. Which of
the following statements are correct? Answer: Ensure that the chest
begins to rise.
Hold the mask in place with the E-C hand position.
Seal the mask and open the airway by lifting the jaw into the mask.
Bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilations should be performed as a two-
person technique to provide a better seal and ventilation volume.
◉ An adult patient with an endotracheal tube (ET) in place experiences
cardiac arrest and requires CPR. Which of the following statements are
true when performing high-quality CPR with an ET tube in place?
Answer: The providers deliver 1 ventilation every 6 seconds.
The providers perform continuous compressions without pausing for
ventilations.
, ◉ You demonstrate high-quality CPR by keeping interruptions in CPR
to less than _____ seconds. Answer: 10
◉ Identify the situations in which it is safe to use an AED. Answer: If
the patient is lying on a metal surface, providing the AED pads do not
touch the surface and no one is touching the patient during shock
If the patient is wearing jewelry or has body piercings, providing the
AED pads are not placed directly over any metallic jewelry or piercings
If the patient has a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
(ICDs), providing the AED pads are not placed directly over the device
If the patient is pregnant, providing the AED pads do not incorporate any
breast tissue
◉ An adult patient suffers cardiac arrest in bed and requires CPR. When
compressing the patient's chest, which technique promotes high-quality
CPR? Answer: Place one hand on top of the other and interlace your
fingers or hold them up so that they are not resting on the patient's chest.
Place down a CPR board or activate the system in the bed to ensure a
firm CPR surface.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ You and another provider are delivering ventilations with a bag-valve-
mask (BVM) resuscitator to an adult patient in cardiac arrest. Which of
the following statements are correct? Answer: Ensure that the chest
begins to rise.
Hold the mask in place with the E-C hand position.
Seal the mask and open the airway by lifting the jaw into the mask.
Bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilations should be performed as a two-
person technique to provide a better seal and ventilation volume.
◉ An adult patient with an endotracheal tube (ET) in place experiences
cardiac arrest and requires CPR. Which of the following statements are
true when performing high-quality CPR with an ET tube in place?
Answer: The providers deliver 1 ventilation every 6 seconds.
The providers perform continuous compressions without pausing for
ventilations.
, ◉ You demonstrate high-quality CPR by keeping interruptions in CPR
to less than _____ seconds. Answer: 10
◉ Identify the situations in which it is safe to use an AED. Answer: If
the patient is lying on a metal surface, providing the AED pads do not
touch the surface and no one is touching the patient during shock
If the patient is wearing jewelry or has body piercings, providing the
AED pads are not placed directly over any metallic jewelry or piercings
If the patient has a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
(ICDs), providing the AED pads are not placed directly over the device
If the patient is pregnant, providing the AED pads do not incorporate any
breast tissue
◉ An adult patient suffers cardiac arrest in bed and requires CPR. When
compressing the patient's chest, which technique promotes high-quality
CPR? Answer: Place one hand on top of the other and interlace your
fingers or hold them up so that they are not resting on the patient's chest.
Place down a CPR board or activate the system in the bed to ensure a
firm CPR surface.
