NC BLET CPR WRITTEN TEST
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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.
When should you activate the emergency response system, for children/infants, if you
witnessed the collapse? - Answer-Give 2 minutes of CPR, leave the victim to activate
the emergency response system and get an AED. Return to the child or infant and
resume CPR and use AED as soon as available.
What is the compression/ventilation ratio for adults? - Answer-30:2 (30 compression to
2 breaths)
What is the compression/ventilation ratio for children/infants? - Answer-one person -
30:2, two people - 15:2
What is the compression/ventilation ratio with advanced airway? - Answer-Continuous
compression at a rate of 100-120 /min and 1 breath every 6 seconds.
What is the compression rate for CPR for all people? - Answer-100-120/min
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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.
When should you activate the emergency response system, for children/infants, if you
witnessed the collapse? - Answer-Give 2 minutes of CPR, leave the victim to activate
the emergency response system and get an AED. Return to the child or infant and
resume CPR and use AED as soon as available.
What is the compression/ventilation ratio for adults? - Answer-30:2 (30 compression to
2 breaths)
What is the compression/ventilation ratio for children/infants? - Answer-one person -
30:2, two people - 15:2
What is the compression/ventilation ratio with advanced airway? - Answer-Continuous
compression at a rate of 100-120 /min and 1 breath every 6 seconds.
What is the compression rate for CPR for all people? - Answer-100-120/min
