BASIC LIFE SUPPORT EXAMS A AND B 2026 EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT EXAMS A AND B
2026 EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+

⩥ Definition of adult.
Answer: adolescents (ie, after the onset of puberty) and older


⩥ Definition of children.
Answer: 1 year of age to puberty


⩥ Definition of infants.
Answer: less than 1 year of age (excluding newly born infants in the
delivery room)


⩥ Signs of cardiac arrest.
Answer: - unresponsive
- no normal breathing
- no pulse


⩥ (High quality CPR) When to begin compression?.
Answer: within 10 seconds of recognition of cardiac arrest

,⩥ (High quality CPR) Push ______, push _____.
Answer: hard, fast


⩥ (High quality CPR) Allow complete chest recoil after each
compression [T/F].
Answer: T


⩥ (High quality CPR) Compress at a depth of at least ____ inches for
adults..
Answer: 2 inches


⩥ (High quality CPR) Compress at _____ the depth of the chest, about
_____ inches, for children..
Answer: 1/3, 2 inches


⩥ (High quality CPR) Compress at _____ the depth of the chest, about
_____ inches, for infants..
Answer: 1/3, 1.5 inches


⩥ ECC stands for....
Answer: Emergency cardiovascular care


⩥ 2 distinct adult Chains of Survival.

,Answer: 1. In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA)
2. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)


⩥ ROSC stands for....
Answer: Return of spontaneous circulation


⩥ In-house cardiac arrest (IHCA).
Answer: primary provider recognizes cardiac arrest --> immediate
activation of resuscitation team --> early high-quality CPR & rapid
defibrillation


⩥ Cardiac catherization suite or lab.
Answer: group of procedure rooms in a hospital or clinic where
specialized equipment is used to evaluate the heart and the blood vessels
around the heart and in the lungs


⩥ Cardiac catheter procedure.
Answer: involves insertion of a catheter through an artery or vein into
the heart to study the heart and its surrounding structures and function


⩥ Links in the Chain of Survival for an adult who has cardiac arrest in
the hospital are:


- Surveillance, prevention, and treatment of ___(a)___

, - Immediate ___(b)___ of cardiac arrest and ___(c)___ of the emergency
response system
- Early ___(d)___ with an emphasis on chest compression
- Rapid ___(e)___
- Multidisciplinary ___(f)____.
Answer: a) prearrest conditions
b) recognition
c) activation
d) CPR
e) defibrillation
f) post-cardiac arrest care


⩥ Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
Answer: 1. Lay rescuers (recognize victim's distress, call for help, start
CPR, initiate public-access defibrillation until EMS arrives)
2. EMS
3. ICU


⩥ Links in Chain of Survival for an adult who has a cardiac arrest
outside the hospital are:


- Immediate ___(a)___ of cardiac arrest and ___(b)___ of the emergency
response system