HEARTCODE BLS CORE REVIEW SHEET
2026 HIGH QUALITY CPR AND CHEST
COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES
◉ What are the correct actions to take for scene safety and
assessment?
Answer: -Verify scene safety
-Look for no breathing and only gasping and check pulse
-Check for responsiveness
-Activate the emergency response system and get an AED
-Begin CPR if no breathing or no gasping and no pulse felt
◉ What are the components of a pulse check in an unresponsive
victim?
Answer: -Feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea
-Assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds
-Use 2 or 3 fingers to locate the pulse
◉ What does a chest compression feedback device monitor?
Answer: -Compression rate
,-Chest recoil
-Compression depth
◉ when using a pocket mask, where should the rescuer be
positioned?
Answer: at the side of the victim
◉ A bag-mask device is used to provide____to a victim who is not
breathing or not breathing normally.
Answer: positive-pressure ventilation
◉ How are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device?
Answer: 1 breath over 1 second, while watching for chest rise
◉ Two life-threatening arrhythmias that can cause cardiac arrest are
pulseless ventricular tachycardia and __________
Answer: ventricular fibrillation
◉ After an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next?
Answer: Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions
◉ How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is
present?
,Answer: Head tilt-chin lift
◉ After positioning yourself directly above the victim's head, what is
the correct order of steps for using a bag-mask device?
Answer: 1. Place the mask on the victim's face, using the bridge of
the nose as a guide for the correct position.
2. Use the E-C clamp techinque to hold the maks in place while you
life the jaw to hold the airway open
3. Squeeze the bad to give breaths (1 second each) while watching
for chest rise
◉ Why is an AED needed?
Answer: to analyze the heart rhythm and provide a shock
◉ After an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next?
Answer: Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions
◉ When should the rescuer operating the AED clear the victim?
Answer: During analysis and before shock delivery
◉ Where should AED pads be placed in the anteroposterior
placement for adults and children 8 years and older?
Answer: Left side of the back and Left side of the chest
, ◉ 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?
Answer: Activate the emergency response system and get the AED
◉ You tap and shout to check for responsiveness, but the patient
does not respond. What is your next step after calling for help?
Answer: Check for breathing and a pulse
◉ After checking for breathing and a pulse, you find that the patient
is not breathing normally but had a pulse and needs rescue
breathing. What is the correct ventilation rate?
Answer: 1 breath every 6 seconds, or about 10 breaths per minute
◉ After 4 minutes of rescue breathing, no pulse is present during a
pulse check. What immediate actions should be taken?
Answer: Immediately begin CPR and turn on the AED
◉ As you are providing CPR, your colleague arrives, turns on the
AED, and follows the prompts. The AED analyzes the rhythm and
does not advise a shcok. After you immediately resume CPR, how do
you continute treating the patient?
2026 HIGH QUALITY CPR AND CHEST
COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES
◉ What are the correct actions to take for scene safety and
assessment?
Answer: -Verify scene safety
-Look for no breathing and only gasping and check pulse
-Check for responsiveness
-Activate the emergency response system and get an AED
-Begin CPR if no breathing or no gasping and no pulse felt
◉ What are the components of a pulse check in an unresponsive
victim?
Answer: -Feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea
-Assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds
-Use 2 or 3 fingers to locate the pulse
◉ What does a chest compression feedback device monitor?
Answer: -Compression rate
,-Chest recoil
-Compression depth
◉ when using a pocket mask, where should the rescuer be
positioned?
Answer: at the side of the victim
◉ A bag-mask device is used to provide____to a victim who is not
breathing or not breathing normally.
Answer: positive-pressure ventilation
◉ How are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device?
Answer: 1 breath over 1 second, while watching for chest rise
◉ Two life-threatening arrhythmias that can cause cardiac arrest are
pulseless ventricular tachycardia and __________
Answer: ventricular fibrillation
◉ After an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next?
Answer: Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions
◉ How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is
present?
,Answer: Head tilt-chin lift
◉ After positioning yourself directly above the victim's head, what is
the correct order of steps for using a bag-mask device?
Answer: 1. Place the mask on the victim's face, using the bridge of
the nose as a guide for the correct position.
2. Use the E-C clamp techinque to hold the maks in place while you
life the jaw to hold the airway open
3. Squeeze the bad to give breaths (1 second each) while watching
for chest rise
◉ Why is an AED needed?
Answer: to analyze the heart rhythm and provide a shock
◉ After an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next?
Answer: Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions
◉ When should the rescuer operating the AED clear the victim?
Answer: During analysis and before shock delivery
◉ Where should AED pads be placed in the anteroposterior
placement for adults and children 8 years and older?
Answer: Left side of the back and Left side of the chest
, ◉ 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?
Answer: Activate the emergency response system and get the AED
◉ You tap and shout to check for responsiveness, but the patient
does not respond. What is your next step after calling for help?
Answer: Check for breathing and a pulse
◉ After checking for breathing and a pulse, you find that the patient
is not breathing normally but had a pulse and needs rescue
breathing. What is the correct ventilation rate?
Answer: 1 breath every 6 seconds, or about 10 breaths per minute
◉ After 4 minutes of rescue breathing, no pulse is present during a
pulse check. What immediate actions should be taken?
Answer: Immediately begin CPR and turn on the AED
◉ As you are providing CPR, your colleague arrives, turns on the
AED, and follows the prompts. The AED analyzes the rhythm and
does not advise a shcok. After you immediately resume CPR, how do
you continute treating the patient?
