Red Cross CPR & BLS Training Exam
Questions and Answers 100% PASS
Essential First Steps—ANSWER--Perform visual survey, checking responsiveness,
opening airway & simultaneously checking for breathing, a pulse and life-threatening
bleeding
What is needed prior to tending to a patient?—ANSWER--Consent
Check for Responsiveness—ANSWER--SHOUT TAP SHOUT; no response - get AED and
call 911
Open the airway—ANSWER--- After you have determined the patient is unresponsive,
quickly check for breathing and a pulse; this should take no longer than 10 seconds
- Visualize the chest for signs of breathing while palpating for a carotid pulse; breathing
and pulse check should occur simultaneously
Modified Jaw-thrust maneuver—ANSWER--Applies when opening the patient's airway;
Patient has a suspected or known neck or spinal injury
Respiratory Arrest—ANSWER--Patient not breathing and central pulse is present
Respiratory Failure—ANSWER--Patient has ineffective ventilation and central pulse is
present
, Cardiac Arrest—ANSWER--Patient is not breathing, (or only gasping) and central pulse
is absent
Response to respiratory arrest or failure—ANSWER--Activate EMS, rapid response team
or resuscitation team and call for AED. Deliver 1 ventilation every 6 seconds, each
ventilation should last 1 second and make the chest begin to rise.
Ventilation Rate when Advanced Airway is in Place—ANSWER--1 Ventilation every 6
seconds, each ventilation should last 1 second and make the chest begin to rise.
How often do you check breathing and pulse of a patient suffering from respiratory
failure or arrest?—ANSWER--Continue to check breathing and pulse every 2 minutes;
Patient's pulse becomes absent while treating for respiratory arrest (or failure)—
ANSWER--Start CPR immediately and use AED when it's available
Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival (Step 1)—ANSWER--Surveillance and
prevention
Surveillance and Prevention—ANSWER--Hospitalized patients often show changes in
vital signs and other clinical parameters in the minutes and hours leading up to cardiac
arrest. Closely monitoring for changes in the patient's condition that could be warning
signs of impending cardiac arrest and activating the rapid response
Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival (Step 2)—ANSWER--Recognition of a
Cardiac Emergency & Activation of the Emergency Response System
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
Questions and Answers 100% PASS
Essential First Steps—ANSWER--Perform visual survey, checking responsiveness,
opening airway & simultaneously checking for breathing, a pulse and life-threatening
bleeding
What is needed prior to tending to a patient?—ANSWER--Consent
Check for Responsiveness—ANSWER--SHOUT TAP SHOUT; no response - get AED and
call 911
Open the airway—ANSWER--- After you have determined the patient is unresponsive,
quickly check for breathing and a pulse; this should take no longer than 10 seconds
- Visualize the chest for signs of breathing while palpating for a carotid pulse; breathing
and pulse check should occur simultaneously
Modified Jaw-thrust maneuver—ANSWER--Applies when opening the patient's airway;
Patient has a suspected or known neck or spinal injury
Respiratory Arrest—ANSWER--Patient not breathing and central pulse is present
Respiratory Failure—ANSWER--Patient has ineffective ventilation and central pulse is
present
, Cardiac Arrest—ANSWER--Patient is not breathing, (or only gasping) and central pulse
is absent
Response to respiratory arrest or failure—ANSWER--Activate EMS, rapid response team
or resuscitation team and call for AED. Deliver 1 ventilation every 6 seconds, each
ventilation should last 1 second and make the chest begin to rise.
Ventilation Rate when Advanced Airway is in Place—ANSWER--1 Ventilation every 6
seconds, each ventilation should last 1 second and make the chest begin to rise.
How often do you check breathing and pulse of a patient suffering from respiratory
failure or arrest?—ANSWER--Continue to check breathing and pulse every 2 minutes;
Patient's pulse becomes absent while treating for respiratory arrest (or failure)—
ANSWER--Start CPR immediately and use AED when it's available
Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival (Step 1)—ANSWER--Surveillance and
prevention
Surveillance and Prevention—ANSWER--Hospitalized patients often show changes in
vital signs and other clinical parameters in the minutes and hours leading up to cardiac
arrest. Closely monitoring for changes in the patient's condition that could be warning
signs of impending cardiac arrest and activating the rapid response
Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival (Step 2)—ANSWER--Recognition of a
Cardiac Emergency & Activation of the Emergency Response System
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
