2025 HeartCode BLS Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
Why is an AED needed
to analyze the heart rhythm and provide a shock
Rate of chest compressions in children?
100 to 120/min
Depth of chest compressions in children?
~2 inches
Depth of chest compressions for infants?
~1.5 inches
When should the rescuer operating the AED clear the victim?
During analysis and before shock delivery
What are the correct actions to take for scene safety and assessment?
-verify scene safety
-look for no breathing and only gasping and check pulse
-activate the emergency response system and get an AED
-check for responsiveness
You tap and shout to check for responsiveness, but the pt does not respond. What is
your next step after calling for help?
Check for breathing and a pulse
, After checking for breathing and a pulse, you find that the pt is not breathing normally
but has a pulse and needs rescue breathing. What is the correct ventilation rate?
1 breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths a min)
After 4 minutes of rescue breathing, no pulse is present during a pulse check. What
immediate actions should be taken?
Immediately begin CPR and turn on the AED
As you provide CPR, your colleague arrives, turns on the AED and follows the prompts.
The AED analyzes the rhythm and does not advise a shock. After you immediately
resume CPR, how do you continue treating the pt?
Continue CPR until prompted by the AED to allow a rhythm check, the ALS team arrives, or
the patient starts to move
You and your colleague respond to an adult victim who is unresponsive. After assessing
that the victim is not breathing and has no pulse, what do you instruct your colleague to
do?
Activate the emergency response system and get the AED
How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is present?
Head tilt-chin lift
The child is unresponsive after you tap his shoulders and shout "Are you OK?" He
could be in cardiac arrest. What is your next step?
For 5-10 seconds, look for no breathing or only gasping while simultaneously checking the
carotid pulse
Correct Answers
Why is an AED needed
to analyze the heart rhythm and provide a shock
Rate of chest compressions in children?
100 to 120/min
Depth of chest compressions in children?
~2 inches
Depth of chest compressions for infants?
~1.5 inches
When should the rescuer operating the AED clear the victim?
During analysis and before shock delivery
What are the correct actions to take for scene safety and assessment?
-verify scene safety
-look for no breathing and only gasping and check pulse
-activate the emergency response system and get an AED
-check for responsiveness
You tap and shout to check for responsiveness, but the pt does not respond. What is
your next step after calling for help?
Check for breathing and a pulse
, After checking for breathing and a pulse, you find that the pt is not breathing normally
but has a pulse and needs rescue breathing. What is the correct ventilation rate?
1 breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths a min)
After 4 minutes of rescue breathing, no pulse is present during a pulse check. What
immediate actions should be taken?
Immediately begin CPR and turn on the AED
As you provide CPR, your colleague arrives, turns on the AED and follows the prompts.
The AED analyzes the rhythm and does not advise a shock. After you immediately
resume CPR, how do you continue treating the pt?
Continue CPR until prompted by the AED to allow a rhythm check, the ALS team arrives, or
the patient starts to move
You and your colleague respond to an adult victim who is unresponsive. After assessing
that the victim is not breathing and has no pulse, what do you instruct your colleague to
do?
Activate the emergency response system and get the AED
How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is present?
Head tilt-chin lift
The child is unresponsive after you tap his shoulders and shout "Are you OK?" He
could be in cardiac arrest. What is your next step?
For 5-10 seconds, look for no breathing or only gasping while simultaneously checking the
carotid pulse
