HSI YMCA BLS EXAM - WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | NEW AND UPDATED 2026 !!! |GRADED A+//
You and another BLS provider have responded to a call for a 5-month-
old infant with trouble breathing. The scene is safe. You have taken
standard precautions. The infant is unresponsive and gasping. You have
activated EMS or your occupational emergency action plan. A weak
brachial pulse at about 40 beats per minute is felt. The infant's skin is
mottled, and the hands and feet are cool to touch. Other BLS providers
are a few minutes away with an AED. What should you do?
You should start high-quality CPR
You are attempting to resuscitate an unresponsive 25-year-old who
overdosed on fentanyl. The scene is safe. You have taken standard
precautions. EMS or your occupational emergency action plan has been
activated. The patient is making snorting sounds. The carotid pulse is
definitely felt. You have a bag-mask device, AED, and Narcan Nasal
Spray. What should you do?
Ventilate the patient and give naloxone per local medical protocol.
Early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EMS is
which link in the adult Out-of-Hospital chain of survival?
, Activation of Emergency Response
Allow ________________ between chest compressions so the heart can
refill.
Complete chest recoil
When assessing an unresponsive adult, child, or infant, you should take
no longer than ___ seconds to simultaneously assess breathing and
pulse.
10 seconds - To minimize interruption in chest compression when
assessing an unresponsive adult, child, or infant, you should take no
longer than 10 seconds to simultaneously assess breathing and pulse.
The first link in the out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest chain of
survival is:
Preventing causes of respiratory failure or respiratory arrest, which lead
to cardiac arrest.
When ventilating a child with a bag-mask device, give 1 breath every 2-
3 seconds. Deliver each breath over ____ second(s) in length while
watching for chest rise.
1 second - When ventilating a child with a bag-mask device, deliver
each breath over 1 second in length while watching for chest rise.
ANSWERS | NEW AND UPDATED 2026 !!! |GRADED A+//
You and another BLS provider have responded to a call for a 5-month-
old infant with trouble breathing. The scene is safe. You have taken
standard precautions. The infant is unresponsive and gasping. You have
activated EMS or your occupational emergency action plan. A weak
brachial pulse at about 40 beats per minute is felt. The infant's skin is
mottled, and the hands and feet are cool to touch. Other BLS providers
are a few minutes away with an AED. What should you do?
You should start high-quality CPR
You are attempting to resuscitate an unresponsive 25-year-old who
overdosed on fentanyl. The scene is safe. You have taken standard
precautions. EMS or your occupational emergency action plan has been
activated. The patient is making snorting sounds. The carotid pulse is
definitely felt. You have a bag-mask device, AED, and Narcan Nasal
Spray. What should you do?
Ventilate the patient and give naloxone per local medical protocol.
Early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EMS is
which link in the adult Out-of-Hospital chain of survival?
, Activation of Emergency Response
Allow ________________ between chest compressions so the heart can
refill.
Complete chest recoil
When assessing an unresponsive adult, child, or infant, you should take
no longer than ___ seconds to simultaneously assess breathing and
pulse.
10 seconds - To minimize interruption in chest compression when
assessing an unresponsive adult, child, or infant, you should take no
longer than 10 seconds to simultaneously assess breathing and pulse.
The first link in the out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest chain of
survival is:
Preventing causes of respiratory failure or respiratory arrest, which lead
to cardiac arrest.
When ventilating a child with a bag-mask device, give 1 breath every 2-
3 seconds. Deliver each breath over ____ second(s) in length while
watching for chest rise.
1 second - When ventilating a child with a bag-mask device, deliver
each breath over 1 second in length while watching for chest rise.
