AHA BLS Exam Review Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2206 |
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What should you do if you find an adult who is unresponsive and not breathing?
A) Call for emergency help and use an AED if available.
B) Start CPR with chest compressions immediately.
C) Check for a pulse for no more than 10 seconds.
✔✔D) All of the above.
What is the first step when you come across a victim who is unconscious and not breathing?
A) Perform chest compressions immediately.
✔✔B) Call for emergency medical help.
C) Check the airway for obstructions.
D) Place the victim in the recovery position.
How deep should chest compressions be during CPR on an adult?
A) 1 inch deep.
✔✔B) At least 2 inches deep.
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,C) 1.5 inches deep.
D) 3 inches deep.
What is the correct rate of chest compressions during adult CPR?
✔✔A) 100 to 120 compressions per minute.
B) 80 to 90 compressions per minute.
C) 120 to 140 compressions per minute.
D) 60 to 80 compressions per minute.
What should you do if the victim is a child and is not breathing but has a pulse?
✔✔A) Give rescue breaths.
B) Start chest compressions.
C) Perform abdominal thrusts.
D) Monitor the pulse.
What is the correct compression-to-breath ratio for CPR on a child?
A) 15 compressions to 2 breaths.
✔✔B) 30 compressions to 2 breaths.
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, C) 20 compressions to 1 breath.
D) 40 compressions to 1 breath.
When should you perform chest compressions on a choking adult?
✔✔A) If the person becomes unresponsive.
B) If the person is able to cough or talk.
C) If the person is still conscious and breathing.
D) If the person is gagging.
What should you do if an AED advises a shock is needed?
✔✔A) Ensure no one is touching the victim and press the shock button.
B) Check for a pulse before delivering the shock.
C) Leave the victim on their back and wait for medical personnel.
D) Continue CPR without using the AED.
How should you position your hands for chest compressions on an adult?
A) Place both hands on the lower half of the sternum.
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2206 |
Correct & Verified
What should you do if you find an adult who is unresponsive and not breathing?
A) Call for emergency help and use an AED if available.
B) Start CPR with chest compressions immediately.
C) Check for a pulse for no more than 10 seconds.
✔✔D) All of the above.
What is the first step when you come across a victim who is unconscious and not breathing?
A) Perform chest compressions immediately.
✔✔B) Call for emergency medical help.
C) Check the airway for obstructions.
D) Place the victim in the recovery position.
How deep should chest compressions be during CPR on an adult?
A) 1 inch deep.
✔✔B) At least 2 inches deep.
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,C) 1.5 inches deep.
D) 3 inches deep.
What is the correct rate of chest compressions during adult CPR?
✔✔A) 100 to 120 compressions per minute.
B) 80 to 90 compressions per minute.
C) 120 to 140 compressions per minute.
D) 60 to 80 compressions per minute.
What should you do if the victim is a child and is not breathing but has a pulse?
✔✔A) Give rescue breaths.
B) Start chest compressions.
C) Perform abdominal thrusts.
D) Monitor the pulse.
What is the correct compression-to-breath ratio for CPR on a child?
A) 15 compressions to 2 breaths.
✔✔B) 30 compressions to 2 breaths.
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, C) 20 compressions to 1 breath.
D) 40 compressions to 1 breath.
When should you perform chest compressions on a choking adult?
✔✔A) If the person becomes unresponsive.
B) If the person is able to cough or talk.
C) If the person is still conscious and breathing.
D) If the person is gagging.
What should you do if an AED advises a shock is needed?
✔✔A) Ensure no one is touching the victim and press the shock button.
B) Check for a pulse before delivering the shock.
C) Leave the victim on their back and wait for medical personnel.
D) Continue CPR without using the AED.
How should you position your hands for chest compressions on an adult?
A) Place both hands on the lower half of the sternum.
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