BLS HOSPITAL CORPSMAN EXAMS SCRIPT 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Chest recoil - ✔✔Return of the chest to the expanded position after a compression,
which allows blood to flow back into the heart.
✔✔Chest thrusts - ✔✔Inward thrusts into the chest (while pulling straight back with the
thumb-side of the fist against the center of the person's breastbone) to force an object
out of the airway when a person is choking.
✔✔Child - ✔✔A child is defined as someone from the age of 1 to the onset of puberty
as evidenced by breast development in girls and underarm hair development in boys
(usually around the age of 12).
✔✔Closed-loop communication - ✔✔A communication technique used to prevent
misunderstandings; the receiver confirms that the message has been received and
understood.
✔✔Compression-to-ventilation ratio - ✔✔The number of compressions and ventilations
delivered during CPR; this varies for adults, children and infants.
✔✔How often do you check the pulse and breathing of a patient in respiratory arrest? -
✔✔Every 2 minutes, no pulse? Do CPR
✔✔CPR breathing barriers include: - ✔✔Pocket masks
BVMS
Face shields
✔✔CPR breathing barrier protects you from: - ✔✔Coming into contact with a patient's
blood, vomitus or saliva. Breathing in the patient's exhaled air.
✔✔BVM resuscitator is? - ✔✔handheld device used to ventilate patients during
respiratory arrest or multiple- provider CPR.
✔✔Why is a BVM not recommended during single-provider CPR? - ✔✔it will increase
the time between sets of chest compressions, resulting in poor outcomes.
✔✔How often do you switch roles between providers whwn giving CPR? - ✔✔Every 2
minutes
✔✔What are the most common causes of cardiac arrest in children? - ✔✔respiratory
emergencies, congenital heart disorders and trauma.
, ✔✔For infants, tap the shoulder check for responsiveness. - ✔✔FALSE: For children,
tap the shoulder as you would for an adult. However, for infants, tap the bottom of their
foot.
✔✔When opening the airway, use the head-tilt/chin-lift to a neutral position for children
and infants. - ✔✔FALSE: For infants, open the airway to a neutral position using the
head-tilt/chin- lift. For children, open the airway to a slightly past-neutral position.
✔✔When checking for pulse, check an infant's brachial pulse. - ✔✔TRUE: Check the
carotid pulse for a child. For an infant, however, check the brachial pulse with two
fingers on the inside of the upper arm.
✔✔Call First or Care First - ✔✔Care first for an unresponsive child or infant whom you
did not see collapse. Provide 2 minutes of care based on the conditions found.
✔✔Respiratory arrest with a pulse > 60 bpm: - ✔✔Deliver 1 ventilation every 3 to 5
seconds; each ventilation should last about 1 second. - Check the pulse and breathing
about every 2 minutes. If the pulse decreases to 60 bpm or less with signs of poor
perfusion, begin CPR and reassess every 2 minutes.
✔✔Respiratory arrest with a pulse < 60 bpm: - ✔✔Begin CPR. Check the pulse and
breathing about every 2 minutes. o If the child is not breathing normally and the pulse
increases to greater than 60 bpm, stop chest compressions but continue providing 1
ventilation every 3 to 5 seconds. o If the child is not breathing normally but has a pulse
less than 60 bpm, continue CPR and reassess every 2 minutes.
✔✔If an advanced airway is in place during respiratory arrest, deliver... - ✔✔1
ventilation every 6 to 8 seconds while another provider performs compressions at a rate
of 100 to 120 per minute.
✔✔Depth of compressions for children is the same as for adults. - ✔✔FALSE: For
children, compress to a depth of about 2 inches. For adults, compress to at least 2
inches.
✔✔Depth of compressions for children is the same as for adults. - ✔✔FALSE: For
children, compress to a depth of about 2 inches. For adults, compress to at least 2
inches.
✔✔It is safe to use an AED when caring for a woman who is pregnant? - ✔✔TRUE: It is
safe to use an AED on a woman who is pregnant. Remember, the baby's best chance
of survival is the mother's survival.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Chest recoil - ✔✔Return of the chest to the expanded position after a compression,
which allows blood to flow back into the heart.
✔✔Chest thrusts - ✔✔Inward thrusts into the chest (while pulling straight back with the
thumb-side of the fist against the center of the person's breastbone) to force an object
out of the airway when a person is choking.
✔✔Child - ✔✔A child is defined as someone from the age of 1 to the onset of puberty
as evidenced by breast development in girls and underarm hair development in boys
(usually around the age of 12).
✔✔Closed-loop communication - ✔✔A communication technique used to prevent
misunderstandings; the receiver confirms that the message has been received and
understood.
✔✔Compression-to-ventilation ratio - ✔✔The number of compressions and ventilations
delivered during CPR; this varies for adults, children and infants.
✔✔How often do you check the pulse and breathing of a patient in respiratory arrest? -
✔✔Every 2 minutes, no pulse? Do CPR
✔✔CPR breathing barriers include: - ✔✔Pocket masks
BVMS
Face shields
✔✔CPR breathing barrier protects you from: - ✔✔Coming into contact with a patient's
blood, vomitus or saliva. Breathing in the patient's exhaled air.
✔✔BVM resuscitator is? - ✔✔handheld device used to ventilate patients during
respiratory arrest or multiple- provider CPR.
✔✔Why is a BVM not recommended during single-provider CPR? - ✔✔it will increase
the time between sets of chest compressions, resulting in poor outcomes.
✔✔How often do you switch roles between providers whwn giving CPR? - ✔✔Every 2
minutes
✔✔What are the most common causes of cardiac arrest in children? - ✔✔respiratory
emergencies, congenital heart disorders and trauma.
, ✔✔For infants, tap the shoulder check for responsiveness. - ✔✔FALSE: For children,
tap the shoulder as you would for an adult. However, for infants, tap the bottom of their
foot.
✔✔When opening the airway, use the head-tilt/chin-lift to a neutral position for children
and infants. - ✔✔FALSE: For infants, open the airway to a neutral position using the
head-tilt/chin- lift. For children, open the airway to a slightly past-neutral position.
✔✔When checking for pulse, check an infant's brachial pulse. - ✔✔TRUE: Check the
carotid pulse for a child. For an infant, however, check the brachial pulse with two
fingers on the inside of the upper arm.
✔✔Call First or Care First - ✔✔Care first for an unresponsive child or infant whom you
did not see collapse. Provide 2 minutes of care based on the conditions found.
✔✔Respiratory arrest with a pulse > 60 bpm: - ✔✔Deliver 1 ventilation every 3 to 5
seconds; each ventilation should last about 1 second. - Check the pulse and breathing
about every 2 minutes. If the pulse decreases to 60 bpm or less with signs of poor
perfusion, begin CPR and reassess every 2 minutes.
✔✔Respiratory arrest with a pulse < 60 bpm: - ✔✔Begin CPR. Check the pulse and
breathing about every 2 minutes. o If the child is not breathing normally and the pulse
increases to greater than 60 bpm, stop chest compressions but continue providing 1
ventilation every 3 to 5 seconds. o If the child is not breathing normally but has a pulse
less than 60 bpm, continue CPR and reassess every 2 minutes.
✔✔If an advanced airway is in place during respiratory arrest, deliver... - ✔✔1
ventilation every 6 to 8 seconds while another provider performs compressions at a rate
of 100 to 120 per minute.
✔✔Depth of compressions for children is the same as for adults. - ✔✔FALSE: For
children, compress to a depth of about 2 inches. For adults, compress to at least 2
inches.
✔✔Depth of compressions for children is the same as for adults. - ✔✔FALSE: For
children, compress to a depth of about 2 inches. For adults, compress to at least 2
inches.
✔✔It is safe to use an AED when caring for a woman who is pregnant? - ✔✔TRUE: It is
safe to use an AED on a woman who is pregnant. Remember, the baby's best chance
of survival is the mother's survival.
