NC BLET CPR WRITTEN TEST
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
How soon should compression be started? - Answer-Within 10 second of recognition of
cardiac arrest
What is the rate of compression for adults? - Answer-100 to 120 beats per second
What is the depth of compressions for adults? - Answer-2 inches or 5 cm
What is the depth of compressions for children? - Answer-2 inches or 5 cm
What is the depth of compression for infants? - Answer-1.5 inches or 4 cm.
According to the AHA, what is an infant? - Answer-Any child less that 1 yr old
According to the AHA, what is a child? - Answer-1 yr old to 8 yrs old
Where do most out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur? - Answer-In the home
Which is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children? - Answer-Respiratory
failure or shock
What is sudden cardiac arrest? - Answer-When the heart develops an abnormal rhythm
and can't pump blood
List the two ways to open the airway - Answer-Head tilt-chin lift and jaw thrust
How should air be delivered for adults? - Answer-1 breath every second with 1 second
intervals, check chest for rise and fall, resume compression within 10 seconds.
What method should be used when using the air mask? - Answer-E-C clamp technique
If performing a 2 person CPR, how often should the providers switch places? - Answer-
Every 5 cycles (30 compressions followed by 2 breaths) or about 2 minutes.
How do you recognize sign of cardiac arrest? - Answer-Check for responsiveness,
check for breathing (are they not breathing or have agonal breathing), check for pulse
(check for minimum of 5 sec but no more than 10 sec).
When should you activate the emergency response system, for adults/children/infants, if
you witnessed the collapse? - Answer-If you are alone with no cell phone, leave the
person and activate the emergency response system and get an AED before beginning
CPR. Otherwise, send someone and begin CPR immediately.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
How soon should compression be started? - Answer-Within 10 second of recognition of
cardiac arrest
What is the rate of compression for adults? - Answer-100 to 120 beats per second
What is the depth of compressions for adults? - Answer-2 inches or 5 cm
What is the depth of compressions for children? - Answer-2 inches or 5 cm
What is the depth of compression for infants? - Answer-1.5 inches or 4 cm.
According to the AHA, what is an infant? - Answer-Any child less that 1 yr old
According to the AHA, what is a child? - Answer-1 yr old to 8 yrs old
Where do most out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur? - Answer-In the home
Which is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children? - Answer-Respiratory
failure or shock
What is sudden cardiac arrest? - Answer-When the heart develops an abnormal rhythm
and can't pump blood
List the two ways to open the airway - Answer-Head tilt-chin lift and jaw thrust
How should air be delivered for adults? - Answer-1 breath every second with 1 second
intervals, check chest for rise and fall, resume compression within 10 seconds.
What method should be used when using the air mask? - Answer-E-C clamp technique
If performing a 2 person CPR, how often should the providers switch places? - Answer-
Every 5 cycles (30 compressions followed by 2 breaths) or about 2 minutes.
How do you recognize sign of cardiac arrest? - Answer-Check for responsiveness,
check for breathing (are they not breathing or have agonal breathing), check for pulse
(check for minimum of 5 sec but no more than 10 sec).
When should you activate the emergency response system, for adults/children/infants, if
you witnessed the collapse? - Answer-If you are alone with no cell phone, leave the
person and activate the emergency response system and get an AED before beginning
CPR. Otherwise, send someone and begin CPR immediately.
