AMERICAN RED CROSS UPDATED 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔7 The resuscitation team decides to place an advanced airway in a patient who is in
cardiac arrest. How should ventilations be provided following placement of the
advanced airway?
Two ventilations after each set of 30 compressions
One ventilation every 6 seconds
Two ventilations every 15 seconds
One ventilation every 10 seconds - ✔✔2
When a patient is receiving CPR and an advanced airway is in place, provide 1
ventilation every 6 seconds without pausing compressions.
✔✔8 Which assessment could be made during the rapid assessment?
The patient's heart rate is irregular.
The patient's heart rate is elevated.
The patient is diaphoretic.
The patient's capillary refill time is decreased. - ✔✔3
The rapid assessment is a quick survey conducted as you approach the patient to
check for safety, gain an initial impression about the patient's condition, and, if the
patient appears to be unresponsive, check for responsiveness, breathing and a pulse.
Assessing heart rate and rhythm and capillary refill time are assessments that would be
carried out as part of the primary assessment.
✔✔9 When obtaining a 12-lead ECG, where should the electrodes for the limb leads be
placed?
Select the correct answer to this question.
On the wrists and ankles
On the upper arms and on the thighs or calves
, Under the clavicles and on the lower abdomen
On the shoulders and ankles - ✔✔2
For a 12-lead ECG, the limb electrodes should be placed on the limbs, not the torso.
Place the arm electrodes on the upper arms and the leg electrodes on the thighs or
calves, avoiding bony areas like the ankles.
✔✔10 Which anatomic landmark should be used to ensure proper placement of the
precordial electrodes for a 12-lead ECG?
The center of the sternum
The nipples
The angle of Louis (sternal angle)
The xiphoid process - ✔✔3
For proper landmarking when placing the precordial electrodes for a 12-lead ECG, first
identify the angle of Louis (sternal angle), which is adjacent to the second rib. Then
palpate down along the sternal border to identify the fourth intercostal space.
✔✔Dont not check fo breathing and pulse for loner than - ✔✔10 seconds
✔✔Do not place AED pads over___________ - ✔✔pacemaker
✔✔Hover hands over chest but do not touch during - ✔✔AED shock
✔✔Switch compressions every ___ mins - ✔✔2
✔✔A bag ventalition device holds ______mL - ✔✔700
✔✔If capnography is less than 10 there may be probelm with _________ -
✔✔compressions
✔✔Chest compression fraction - ✔✔The total percentage of time during a resuscitation
attempt in which active chest compressions are being performed.
needs to be at least 60% with a goal of 80
✔✔You should expect to see an ETCO2 value less than ___ in the presence of
hyperventilation.
Select the correct answer to this question.
35 mmHg
40 mmHg
45 mmHg
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔7 The resuscitation team decides to place an advanced airway in a patient who is in
cardiac arrest. How should ventilations be provided following placement of the
advanced airway?
Two ventilations after each set of 30 compressions
One ventilation every 6 seconds
Two ventilations every 15 seconds
One ventilation every 10 seconds - ✔✔2
When a patient is receiving CPR and an advanced airway is in place, provide 1
ventilation every 6 seconds without pausing compressions.
✔✔8 Which assessment could be made during the rapid assessment?
The patient's heart rate is irregular.
The patient's heart rate is elevated.
The patient is diaphoretic.
The patient's capillary refill time is decreased. - ✔✔3
The rapid assessment is a quick survey conducted as you approach the patient to
check for safety, gain an initial impression about the patient's condition, and, if the
patient appears to be unresponsive, check for responsiveness, breathing and a pulse.
Assessing heart rate and rhythm and capillary refill time are assessments that would be
carried out as part of the primary assessment.
✔✔9 When obtaining a 12-lead ECG, where should the electrodes for the limb leads be
placed?
Select the correct answer to this question.
On the wrists and ankles
On the upper arms and on the thighs or calves
, Under the clavicles and on the lower abdomen
On the shoulders and ankles - ✔✔2
For a 12-lead ECG, the limb electrodes should be placed on the limbs, not the torso.
Place the arm electrodes on the upper arms and the leg electrodes on the thighs or
calves, avoiding bony areas like the ankles.
✔✔10 Which anatomic landmark should be used to ensure proper placement of the
precordial electrodes for a 12-lead ECG?
The center of the sternum
The nipples
The angle of Louis (sternal angle)
The xiphoid process - ✔✔3
For proper landmarking when placing the precordial electrodes for a 12-lead ECG, first
identify the angle of Louis (sternal angle), which is adjacent to the second rib. Then
palpate down along the sternal border to identify the fourth intercostal space.
✔✔Dont not check fo breathing and pulse for loner than - ✔✔10 seconds
✔✔Do not place AED pads over___________ - ✔✔pacemaker
✔✔Hover hands over chest but do not touch during - ✔✔AED shock
✔✔Switch compressions every ___ mins - ✔✔2
✔✔A bag ventalition device holds ______mL - ✔✔700
✔✔If capnography is less than 10 there may be probelm with _________ -
✔✔compressions
✔✔Chest compression fraction - ✔✔The total percentage of time during a resuscitation
attempt in which active chest compressions are being performed.
needs to be at least 60% with a goal of 80
✔✔You should expect to see an ETCO2 value less than ___ in the presence of
hyperventilation.
Select the correct answer to this question.
35 mmHg
40 mmHg
45 mmHg
