BLS Exam Questions with Correct Answers
What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for a child or infant in respiratory arrest or failure?
1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
How is a child defined in terms of CPR/AED care? Someone from the age of 1 to the
onset of puberty
You are providing compressions on a 6-month-old who weighs 17 pounds. Which compression
depth is appropriate for this patient? About 1½ inches
A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR and correctly perform
chest compressions at which rate? 100 to 120 compressions per minute
You are providing high-quality CPR on a 6-year-old patient who weighs 44 pounds. The AED
arrives. It does not have a pediatric setting and includes only adult AED pads. What should you
do? Use the adult AED pads.
You are alone caring for a 4-month-old infant who has gone into cardiac arrest. Which is the
most effective CPR technique to perform until help arrives? Standing to the side of the
infant with your hips at a slight angle, provide chest compressions using the encircling thumbs
technique and deliver ventilations with a pocket mask or face shield.
, You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the compression-to-
ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? 15:2
The nurse assesses a responsive adult and determines she is choking. Which intervention should
the nurse implement? Cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts.
You are alone and caring for a 9-month-old infant with an obstructed airway who becomes
unresponsive. Which action should you perform first? Provide 30 chest compressions.
Your adult patient is in respiratory arrest due to an opioid overdose. The team is delivering 1
ventilation every 6 seconds. You administered the recommended dose of naloxone. How often
may this dose be repeated? Every 2 to 3 minutes as needed.
Which term refers to the ability to use readily available resources to find solutions to challenging
or complex situations or issues that arise? Problem solving
Which mnemonic can help you easily recall and perform assessment? ABC
You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You
should give 1 ventilation every 6 seconds
What is the sixth link in the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? Recovery in the
form of rehabilitation, therapy and support from family and healthcare providers.
What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for a child or infant in respiratory arrest or failure?
1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
How is a child defined in terms of CPR/AED care? Someone from the age of 1 to the
onset of puberty
You are providing compressions on a 6-month-old who weighs 17 pounds. Which compression
depth is appropriate for this patient? About 1½ inches
A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR and correctly perform
chest compressions at which rate? 100 to 120 compressions per minute
You are providing high-quality CPR on a 6-year-old patient who weighs 44 pounds. The AED
arrives. It does not have a pediatric setting and includes only adult AED pads. What should you
do? Use the adult AED pads.
You are alone caring for a 4-month-old infant who has gone into cardiac arrest. Which is the
most effective CPR technique to perform until help arrives? Standing to the side of the
infant with your hips at a slight angle, provide chest compressions using the encircling thumbs
technique and deliver ventilations with a pocket mask or face shield.
, You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the compression-to-
ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? 15:2
The nurse assesses a responsive adult and determines she is choking. Which intervention should
the nurse implement? Cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts.
You are alone and caring for a 9-month-old infant with an obstructed airway who becomes
unresponsive. Which action should you perform first? Provide 30 chest compressions.
Your adult patient is in respiratory arrest due to an opioid overdose. The team is delivering 1
ventilation every 6 seconds. You administered the recommended dose of naloxone. How often
may this dose be repeated? Every 2 to 3 minutes as needed.
Which term refers to the ability to use readily available resources to find solutions to challenging
or complex situations or issues that arise? Problem solving
Which mnemonic can help you easily recall and perform assessment? ABC
You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You
should give 1 ventilation every 6 seconds
What is the sixth link in the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? Recovery in the
form of rehabilitation, therapy and support from family and healthcare providers.
