BASIC LIFE SUPPORT EXAM A (2025) ACTUAL EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ACCURATE SOLUTION (DETAILED & ELABORATED) 2025
TEST!!
While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is being accomplished
✔Correct Answer-Compressing to depth of at least 2 inches
A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not
have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency medical technician, rushes to her with an AED.
- When the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it? ✔Correct Answer-Turn on the AED
After the AED pads are attached to the victim's bare chest, the AED detects ventricular fibrillation.
What is the next step when using an AED? ✔Correct Answer-Follow the AED prompts
What should you do if you need to use an AED on someone who has been submerged in water?
✔Correct Answer-Pull the victim out of the water, and wipe the chest
How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using a bag-mask device?
✔Correct Answer-Observing the chest rise with breaths
What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1-rescuer infant CPR? ✔Correct
Answer-30 compressions to 2 breaths
What special circumstance should a rescuer consider when using an AED? ✔Correct Answer-On a
hairy chest, the pads may not stick and may fail to deliver a shock
A 9 year old child has suddenly collapsed. After confirming that the scene is safe, a single rescuer
determines that the child is in cardiac arrest, shouts for nearby help and activates the EMS. he
immediately begins performing high quality CPR. Two additional rescuers arrive to assist in the
resuscitation attempt.
What actions should occur next, to support a team-based resuscitation attempt? ✔Correct
Answer-2 rescuers alternate giving high-quality chest compressions
Two rescuers begin high-quality CPR while the third rescuer leaves to get the AED. What action
supports 2-rescuer CPR? ✔Correct Answer-Alternating the compressor role every 2 minutes
"Members of the team know their boundaries and ask for help before the resuscitation attempt
worsens." Match this statement with the most appropriate element of team dynamics listed.
✔Correct Answer-Knowing your limitations
A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive. What is your first course of
action? ✔Correct Answer-Start CPR, beginning with chest compressions
Why is defibrillation important? ✔Correct Answer-It can restore a regular cardiac rhythm
You witness someone suddenly collapse. The person is unresponsive, you hear gasping sounds, and
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ACCURATE SOLUTION (DETAILED & ELABORATED) 2025
TEST!!
While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is being accomplished
✔Correct Answer-Compressing to depth of at least 2 inches
A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not
have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency medical technician, rushes to her with an AED.
- When the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it? ✔Correct Answer-Turn on the AED
After the AED pads are attached to the victim's bare chest, the AED detects ventricular fibrillation.
What is the next step when using an AED? ✔Correct Answer-Follow the AED prompts
What should you do if you need to use an AED on someone who has been submerged in water?
✔Correct Answer-Pull the victim out of the water, and wipe the chest
How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using a bag-mask device?
✔Correct Answer-Observing the chest rise with breaths
What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1-rescuer infant CPR? ✔Correct
Answer-30 compressions to 2 breaths
What special circumstance should a rescuer consider when using an AED? ✔Correct Answer-On a
hairy chest, the pads may not stick and may fail to deliver a shock
A 9 year old child has suddenly collapsed. After confirming that the scene is safe, a single rescuer
determines that the child is in cardiac arrest, shouts for nearby help and activates the EMS. he
immediately begins performing high quality CPR. Two additional rescuers arrive to assist in the
resuscitation attempt.
What actions should occur next, to support a team-based resuscitation attempt? ✔Correct
Answer-2 rescuers alternate giving high-quality chest compressions
Two rescuers begin high-quality CPR while the third rescuer leaves to get the AED. What action
supports 2-rescuer CPR? ✔Correct Answer-Alternating the compressor role every 2 minutes
"Members of the team know their boundaries and ask for help before the resuscitation attempt
worsens." Match this statement with the most appropriate element of team dynamics listed.
✔Correct Answer-Knowing your limitations
A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive. What is your first course of
action? ✔Correct Answer-Start CPR, beginning with chest compressions
Why is defibrillation important? ✔Correct Answer-It can restore a regular cardiac rhythm
You witness someone suddenly collapse. The person is unresponsive, you hear gasping sounds, and
