American Red Cross CPR Test Review
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What should you do if someone is having difficulty breathing but is still responsive?
✔✔ Help them into a comfortable position and call for medical help.
What is agonal breathing?
✔✔ Irregular, gasping breaths that may occur during cardiac arrest.
What should you do if a drowning victim is unresponsive?
✔✔ Remove them from the water, check for breathing, and begin CPR if needed.
How can you tell if an airway is completely blocked?
✔✔ The victim is unable to speak, cough, or breathe.
Why should you never stop CPR unless professional help arrives?
✔✔ Continuous CPR keeps oxygen flowing to the brain and heart.
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,What is the main goal of high-quality CPR?
✔✔ To provide effective chest compressions and rescue breaths to circulate oxygen-rich blood.
Why should you continue CPR until emergency personnel arrive?
✔✔ Stopping CPR too soon can decrease the chances of survival.
What should you do if you are alone and find an unresponsive child?
✔✔ Perform CPR for two minutes before calling 911.
Why is early recognition of a cardiac emergency important?
✔✔ It allows for faster treatment and increases survival rates.
What should you do if a person suddenly collapses but is still breathing?
✔✔ Monitor them closely and call 911.
Why should you avoid excessive ventilations during CPR?
✔✔ Too much air can cause gastric inflation, leading to complications.
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, What should you do if you are unsure whether a victim needs CPR?
✔✔ Begin CPR—better to give unnecessary CPR than to do nothing.
What is the first thing you should do when you find an unresponsive person?
✔✔ Check for responsiveness and breathing.
How do you check for responsiveness in an unresponsive victim?
✔✔ Tap their shoulder and shout, "Are you okay?"
What should you do if a victim is unresponsive and not breathing?
✔✔ Call 911 and begin CPR immediately.
Why is it important to start chest compressions as soon as possible?
✔✔ It helps circulate oxygen-rich blood to vital organs.
How deep should chest compressions be for an adult?
✔✔ At least 2 inches deep.
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Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What should you do if someone is having difficulty breathing but is still responsive?
✔✔ Help them into a comfortable position and call for medical help.
What is agonal breathing?
✔✔ Irregular, gasping breaths that may occur during cardiac arrest.
What should you do if a drowning victim is unresponsive?
✔✔ Remove them from the water, check for breathing, and begin CPR if needed.
How can you tell if an airway is completely blocked?
✔✔ The victim is unable to speak, cough, or breathe.
Why should you never stop CPR unless professional help arrives?
✔✔ Continuous CPR keeps oxygen flowing to the brain and heart.
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,What is the main goal of high-quality CPR?
✔✔ To provide effective chest compressions and rescue breaths to circulate oxygen-rich blood.
Why should you continue CPR until emergency personnel arrive?
✔✔ Stopping CPR too soon can decrease the chances of survival.
What should you do if you are alone and find an unresponsive child?
✔✔ Perform CPR for two minutes before calling 911.
Why is early recognition of a cardiac emergency important?
✔✔ It allows for faster treatment and increases survival rates.
What should you do if a person suddenly collapses but is still breathing?
✔✔ Monitor them closely and call 911.
Why should you avoid excessive ventilations during CPR?
✔✔ Too much air can cause gastric inflation, leading to complications.
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, What should you do if you are unsure whether a victim needs CPR?
✔✔ Begin CPR—better to give unnecessary CPR than to do nothing.
What is the first thing you should do when you find an unresponsive person?
✔✔ Check for responsiveness and breathing.
How do you check for responsiveness in an unresponsive victim?
✔✔ Tap their shoulder and shout, "Are you okay?"
What should you do if a victim is unresponsive and not breathing?
✔✔ Call 911 and begin CPR immediately.
Why is it important to start chest compressions as soon as possible?
✔✔ It helps circulate oxygen-rich blood to vital organs.
How deep should chest compressions be for an adult?
✔✔ At least 2 inches deep.
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