YMCA CPR Exam I Questions & Answers
1.You are caring for a child who is unresponsive but breathing normally. No
trauma is suspected, and the scene is safe. You want to protect the child's
open airway. You have extended the arm nearest to you up alongside the
head, brought the other arm across his chest, and have the back of his hand
against his cheek. What is your next step?
Answer Grasp the shoulder and hip and roll the child onto his side.
2.You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old boy found unre-
sponsive with occasional gasps. You are not certain if a pulse is present.
What should you do?
Answer Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to ventilations.
3.High-performance CPR includes
Answer High-quality CPR skills and an efficient team approach
4.You are attending to a person who is unresponsive and is breathing nor-
mally. You are alone and need to leave to activate EMS. Before leaving,
what should you do?
Answer Place the person in a side-lying recovery position.
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, 5.You are attending to a person who is unresponsive, not breathing
normally, but you can clearly feel a carotid pulse. What is the determined
problem?
Answer - Respiratory arrest
6.You have been performing CPR on a 9-year-old child for about 4 minutes.
An AED has just arrived. What should you do?
Answer Attach the AED quickly and follow the voice instructions.
7.You respond as an EMS provider to a 51-year-old man found collapsed
near a car with its engine running inside a closed garage. Bystanders have
dragged him outside onto the lawn. He is unresponsive and does not appear
to be breathing normally. You cannot feel his carotid pulse. What is the
indicated care?
Answer Perform CPR with effective rescue breaths.
8.A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an ener-
gized power line. The scene has been made safe and you have determined
he is in cardiac arrest. The AED has analyzed the heart and is indicating a
shock is advised. What should you do?
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1.You are caring for a child who is unresponsive but breathing normally. No
trauma is suspected, and the scene is safe. You want to protect the child's
open airway. You have extended the arm nearest to you up alongside the
head, brought the other arm across his chest, and have the back of his hand
against his cheek. What is your next step?
Answer Grasp the shoulder and hip and roll the child onto his side.
2.You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old boy found unre-
sponsive with occasional gasps. You are not certain if a pulse is present.
What should you do?
Answer Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to ventilations.
3.High-performance CPR includes
Answer High-quality CPR skills and an efficient team approach
4.You are attending to a person who is unresponsive and is breathing nor-
mally. You are alone and need to leave to activate EMS. Before leaving,
what should you do?
Answer Place the person in a side-lying recovery position.
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, 5.You are attending to a person who is unresponsive, not breathing
normally, but you can clearly feel a carotid pulse. What is the determined
problem?
Answer - Respiratory arrest
6.You have been performing CPR on a 9-year-old child for about 4 minutes.
An AED has just arrived. What should you do?
Answer Attach the AED quickly and follow the voice instructions.
7.You respond as an EMS provider to a 51-year-old man found collapsed
near a car with its engine running inside a closed garage. Bystanders have
dragged him outside onto the lawn. He is unresponsive and does not appear
to be breathing normally. You cannot feel his carotid pulse. What is the
indicated care?
Answer Perform CPR with effective rescue breaths.
8.A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an ener-
gized power line. The scene has been made safe and you have determined
he is in cardiac arrest. The AED has analyzed the heart and is indicating a
shock is advised. What should you do?
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