American Red Cross Final Exam BLS Questions
with Correct Answers 2025
You and your colleagues have been providing high-
quality CPRVfor and using the AED on Mr. Sauer. While providing ventilations, you notice that Mr. Sa
uer moves and appears to be breathing. What is the correct course of action? CORRECT ANSWER>> -
Stop CPR, check for breathing and a pulse and monitor Mr. Sauer until the advanced cardiac life supp
ort team takes over.
Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him on the ground, unresponsive. After immediately initiati
ng the emergency response system, what is your next action according to the Adult In-
Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? CORRECT ANSWER>>V-Early CPR
The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent patient care includes which three eleme
nts? CORRECT ANSWER>> -Assess, Recognize, Care
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique should you use
to open the patient's airway? CORRECT ANSWER>> -Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into cardiac arr
est. While preparing the AED, your colleague reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Wh
ich statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient? CORRECT ANSWER>>V-
AED use is safe for pregnant patients. Ya'll better know that.
You and your colleagues are performing CPRVon a 6-year-old child. What is the compression-to-
ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? CORRECT ANSWER>> -
In both children and infants, the compression-to-ventilation ratio is 30:2 during single-
provider CPR and 15:2 during multiple-provider CPR.
You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her lunch splattered on the floor. She is slumped over the bedsi
de table and does not appear to be breathing. You perform a visual survey and determine that the scen
e is safe. Which is the next appropriate action? CORRECT ANSWER>>V-Check for responsiveness
A 7-year-
old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR and correctly perform chest compressions
at which rate? CORRECT ANSWER>> -100 to 120 per minute.
During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to each member. You recognize th
at a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action? CORRECT ANSWER>>V-
Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.
While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a patient who is unresponsive in the e
xam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!" Which response by the medical assist
ant demonstrates closed-loop communication? CORRECT ANSWER>> -"I'll go get the AED."
What is a reason you would choose to perform chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts for an adult
with an obstructed airway? CORRECT ANSWER>>V-The patient is in a wheelchair.
with Correct Answers 2025
You and your colleagues have been providing high-
quality CPRVfor and using the AED on Mr. Sauer. While providing ventilations, you notice that Mr. Sa
uer moves and appears to be breathing. What is the correct course of action? CORRECT ANSWER>> -
Stop CPR, check for breathing and a pulse and monitor Mr. Sauer until the advanced cardiac life supp
ort team takes over.
Upon entering Mr. Cohen's room, you find him on the ground, unresponsive. After immediately initiati
ng the emergency response system, what is your next action according to the Adult In-
Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? CORRECT ANSWER>>V-Early CPR
The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent patient care includes which three eleme
nts? CORRECT ANSWER>> -Assess, Recognize, Care
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique should you use
to open the patient's airway? CORRECT ANSWER>> -Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into cardiac arr
est. While preparing the AED, your colleague reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Wh
ich statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient? CORRECT ANSWER>>V-
AED use is safe for pregnant patients. Ya'll better know that.
You and your colleagues are performing CPRVon a 6-year-old child. What is the compression-to-
ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? CORRECT ANSWER>> -
In both children and infants, the compression-to-ventilation ratio is 30:2 during single-
provider CPR and 15:2 during multiple-provider CPR.
You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her lunch splattered on the floor. She is slumped over the bedsi
de table and does not appear to be breathing. You perform a visual survey and determine that the scen
e is safe. Which is the next appropriate action? CORRECT ANSWER>>V-Check for responsiveness
A 7-year-
old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR and correctly perform chest compressions
at which rate? CORRECT ANSWER>> -100 to 120 per minute.
During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to each member. You recognize th
at a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action? CORRECT ANSWER>>V-
Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.
While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a patient who is unresponsive in the e
xam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!" Which response by the medical assist
ant demonstrates closed-loop communication? CORRECT ANSWER>> -"I'll go get the AED."
What is a reason you would choose to perform chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts for an adult
with an obstructed airway? CORRECT ANSWER>>V-The patient is in a wheelchair.
