RQI 2025 T-CPR Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1. At 21:07 you receive a call from the husband of a No
67-year-old woman who has collapsed and is currently
unconscious and described as breathing "funny." It is
now 21:09; at this point, you have enough information
to identify that the patient is in cardiac arrest and
start a response. From the start of the call until the
recognition of cardiac arrest took 120 seconds.
Did you meet the AHA T-CPR performance recommen-
dation for recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac ar-
rest?
2. You begin to coach the caller to position the patient No
flat on her back on the floor, and you then provide
instructions on how to perform CPR. At 21:11, the caller
begins counting out loud and you can confirm that CPR
compressions are being delivered. From the start of
the call until the first compression was delivered took
240 seconds.
Did you meet the AHA T-CPR performance recommen-
dation for delivery of the first T-CPR-directed chest
compression?
3. From the moment of collapse, a patient's chance of 10%
survival decreases by as much as
??%
As soon as CPR begins, the dying process is stalled, and
the patient's chance of surviving the arrest increases.
4. Your caller has reported that her neighbor was found Move directly into CPR in-
down, unconscious, and unresponsive in his driveway. structions.
When you ask if he is breathing (or "breathing normal-
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ly," depending on your protocol) the caller states "I'm
not sure, I don't think so."
What course of action should you take?
5. A security guard at the mall has come across an adult Proceed with compres-
man who is down in the bathroom. The man's eyes sion-only CPR instructions.
are open, but he is unresponsive. You ask if the man
is breathing (or "breathing normally," depending on
your protocol), and the security guard informs you, "If
I didn't know better, I would say he's not breathing at
all. His eyes are open though; otherwise I would think
he's dead."
What course of action should you take?
6. Poor-quality CPR is a preventable harm and is detri- -Minimizing interrup-
mental to patient survival. tions
What are the 5 elements of high-quality CPR? -Compression depth
-Recoil
-Providing ventilation in-
structions when appropri-
ate
-Compression rate
7. You've coached the security guard to get the patient to 100 to 120 compressions
the floor, and you've instructed him on where to kneel per minute
and on correct hand placement for performing CPR.
It's now time to start compressions.
What compression rate must the rescuer maintain
when performing CPR?
8. The rescuer is getting tired and having difficulty main- Correct and re-establish
taining a correct compression rate. the rate, counting out loud
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CORRECT Answers
1. At 21:07 you receive a call from the husband of a No
67-year-old woman who has collapsed and is currently
unconscious and described as breathing "funny." It is
now 21:09; at this point, you have enough information
to identify that the patient is in cardiac arrest and
start a response. From the start of the call until the
recognition of cardiac arrest took 120 seconds.
Did you meet the AHA T-CPR performance recommen-
dation for recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac ar-
rest?
2. You begin to coach the caller to position the patient No
flat on her back on the floor, and you then provide
instructions on how to perform CPR. At 21:11, the caller
begins counting out loud and you can confirm that CPR
compressions are being delivered. From the start of
the call until the first compression was delivered took
240 seconds.
Did you meet the AHA T-CPR performance recommen-
dation for delivery of the first T-CPR-directed chest
compression?
3. From the moment of collapse, a patient's chance of 10%
survival decreases by as much as
??%
As soon as CPR begins, the dying process is stalled, and
the patient's chance of surviving the arrest increases.
4. Your caller has reported that her neighbor was found Move directly into CPR in-
down, unconscious, and unresponsive in his driveway. structions.
When you ask if he is breathing (or "breathing normal-
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CORRECT Answers
ly," depending on your protocol) the caller states "I'm
not sure, I don't think so."
What course of action should you take?
5. A security guard at the mall has come across an adult Proceed with compres-
man who is down in the bathroom. The man's eyes sion-only CPR instructions.
are open, but he is unresponsive. You ask if the man
is breathing (or "breathing normally," depending on
your protocol), and the security guard informs you, "If
I didn't know better, I would say he's not breathing at
all. His eyes are open though; otherwise I would think
he's dead."
What course of action should you take?
6. Poor-quality CPR is a preventable harm and is detri- -Minimizing interrup-
mental to patient survival. tions
What are the 5 elements of high-quality CPR? -Compression depth
-Recoil
-Providing ventilation in-
structions when appropri-
ate
-Compression rate
7. You've coached the security guard to get the patient to 100 to 120 compressions
the floor, and you've instructed him on where to kneel per minute
and on correct hand placement for performing CPR.
It's now time to start compressions.
What compression rate must the rescuer maintain
when performing CPR?
8. The rescuer is getting tired and having difficulty main- Correct and re-establish
taining a correct compression rate. the rate, counting out loud
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