BLS CPR EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2024-2025
While performing high quality CPR on an adult, what action should you be ensuring is
being accomplished? a) Maintaining a compression rate of 90-120/min b) Placing hands
on the upper third of the sternum c) Allowing the chest to recoil 1 inch d) Compressing
to a depth of at least 2 inches Answer d) Compressing to a depth of at least 2 inches
A 53-year-old female collapsed while gardening. She became unresponsive, not
breathing, and pulseless. A neighbour who was also an emergency medical technician
ran to her aid with an automated external defibrillator.
Once the automated external defibrillator has arrived, what is the first step in using the
device?
a) Place the pads on the patient's chest
b) Clear the patient
c) Turn the AED on
d) Shock button - c) Turn the AED on
A 53 year old female collapsed while gardening. She is unresponsive, not breathing, has
no pulse. A neighbour who was an emergency medical technician ran towards her with
an AED.
When using an AED, after attachment of the AED pads to the victims bare chest, the
AED detects ventricular fibrillation. What does one do next?
a) Check the victim for a carotid pulse
b) Follow the AED prompts
c) clear the patient
d) Press the shock button
Answer b) Follow the AED prompts
, What do you do when an AED needs to be used for a person who has been in the water?
a) Leave the victim in place; do not use the AED
b) Pull the victim out of the water; do not use the AED
c) Pull the victim out of the water; wipe the chest
d) Do not pull the victim out of the water, wipe chest before placing pads - c) Pull the
victim out of the water and wipe the chest
How can rescuers be certain that they are providing adequate breaths when using a bag
mask device?
a) By observing the chest rise with breaths
b) By delivering breaths rapidly and strongly
c) Always having oxygen attached to the bag
d) Allowing air to release around the mask - Answer a) Watching the chest rise with
breaths
What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1-rescuer infant CPR?
a) 5 compressions to 1 breath
b) 20 compressions to 2 breaths
c) 15 compressions to 2 breaths
d) 30 compressions to 2 breaths - Answer d) 30 compressions to 2 breaths
What is a consideration when you are using an AED?
a) You should never remove a transdermal medication patch before applying the AED
pads
b) AED pads do not may stick well in a hairy chest and may not be able to deliver shock.
c) AEDs can be used when a victim is immersed in water
d) One should not use an AED for victims with an implanted pacemaker. Answer b) AED
pads do not may stick well in a hairy chest and may not be able to deliver shock.
ANSWERS 2024-2025
While performing high quality CPR on an adult, what action should you be ensuring is
being accomplished? a) Maintaining a compression rate of 90-120/min b) Placing hands
on the upper third of the sternum c) Allowing the chest to recoil 1 inch d) Compressing
to a depth of at least 2 inches Answer d) Compressing to a depth of at least 2 inches
A 53-year-old female collapsed while gardening. She became unresponsive, not
breathing, and pulseless. A neighbour who was also an emergency medical technician
ran to her aid with an automated external defibrillator.
Once the automated external defibrillator has arrived, what is the first step in using the
device?
a) Place the pads on the patient's chest
b) Clear the patient
c) Turn the AED on
d) Shock button - c) Turn the AED on
A 53 year old female collapsed while gardening. She is unresponsive, not breathing, has
no pulse. A neighbour who was an emergency medical technician ran towards her with
an AED.
When using an AED, after attachment of the AED pads to the victims bare chest, the
AED detects ventricular fibrillation. What does one do next?
a) Check the victim for a carotid pulse
b) Follow the AED prompts
c) clear the patient
d) Press the shock button
Answer b) Follow the AED prompts
, What do you do when an AED needs to be used for a person who has been in the water?
a) Leave the victim in place; do not use the AED
b) Pull the victim out of the water; do not use the AED
c) Pull the victim out of the water; wipe the chest
d) Do not pull the victim out of the water, wipe chest before placing pads - c) Pull the
victim out of the water and wipe the chest
How can rescuers be certain that they are providing adequate breaths when using a bag
mask device?
a) By observing the chest rise with breaths
b) By delivering breaths rapidly and strongly
c) Always having oxygen attached to the bag
d) Allowing air to release around the mask - Answer a) Watching the chest rise with
breaths
What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1-rescuer infant CPR?
a) 5 compressions to 1 breath
b) 20 compressions to 2 breaths
c) 15 compressions to 2 breaths
d) 30 compressions to 2 breaths - Answer d) 30 compressions to 2 breaths
What is a consideration when you are using an AED?
a) You should never remove a transdermal medication patch before applying the AED
pads
b) AED pads do not may stick well in a hairy chest and may not be able to deliver shock.
c) AEDs can be used when a victim is immersed in water
d) One should not use an AED for victims with an implanted pacemaker. Answer b) AED
pads do not may stick well in a hairy chest and may not be able to deliver shock.
