BLS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
When should you start chest compressions after recognizing cardiac arrest? - CORRECT ANSWER -
within 10 seconds
How many chest compressions should be delivered in one minute? - CORRECT ANSWERV-100-120
How deep should chest compressions be? - CORRECT ANSWERV-2 inches, 5 cm
Why should there be chest recoil? - CORRECT ANSWER -
to allow the heart to refill with blood. (this also carries any medication given to a patient, so if CPR is
n't in the patients chart but it says push drugs, you are just wasting medications)
If a cervical spine injury is suspected, which of the following maneuvers can be used? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Jaw thrust
Which of the following is not immediately a life-threatening event?
Cardiac arrest
Heart attack
Respiratory arrest
Airway obstruction - CORRECT ANSWER -Heart attack
Which of the following organs is irreversibly affected if CPR is delayed beyond three minutes?
Kidney
Liver
Brain
Lungs - CORRECT ANSWERV-Brain
Each rescue breath must be delivered over:
One-second
Two seconds
Three seconds
Four seconds - CORRECT ANSWERV-one second
If too much air is delivered during rescue breathing, what is the most likely complication? what else ca
n this be called? - CORRECT ANSWER -Gastric inflation. Excessive ventilation.
How can you tell that you are giving effective breaths? - CORRECT ANSWERV-Chest rise
Compression ratio for adults vs children - CORRECT ANSWERV-
Adult 30:2, Pediatric for 2 rescuers 15:2, one rescuer 30:2
where do most out of hospital cardiac arrests occur? - CORRECT ANSWER -Home
What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Respiratory failure or shock
what is the third link in the adult out of hospital chain of survival? - CORRECT ANSWERV-defilation
ANSWERS 2025
When should you start chest compressions after recognizing cardiac arrest? - CORRECT ANSWER -
within 10 seconds
How many chest compressions should be delivered in one minute? - CORRECT ANSWERV-100-120
How deep should chest compressions be? - CORRECT ANSWERV-2 inches, 5 cm
Why should there be chest recoil? - CORRECT ANSWER -
to allow the heart to refill with blood. (this also carries any medication given to a patient, so if CPR is
n't in the patients chart but it says push drugs, you are just wasting medications)
If a cervical spine injury is suspected, which of the following maneuvers can be used? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Jaw thrust
Which of the following is not immediately a life-threatening event?
Cardiac arrest
Heart attack
Respiratory arrest
Airway obstruction - CORRECT ANSWER -Heart attack
Which of the following organs is irreversibly affected if CPR is delayed beyond three minutes?
Kidney
Liver
Brain
Lungs - CORRECT ANSWERV-Brain
Each rescue breath must be delivered over:
One-second
Two seconds
Three seconds
Four seconds - CORRECT ANSWERV-one second
If too much air is delivered during rescue breathing, what is the most likely complication? what else ca
n this be called? - CORRECT ANSWER -Gastric inflation. Excessive ventilation.
How can you tell that you are giving effective breaths? - CORRECT ANSWERV-Chest rise
Compression ratio for adults vs children - CORRECT ANSWERV-
Adult 30:2, Pediatric for 2 rescuers 15:2, one rescuer 30:2
where do most out of hospital cardiac arrests occur? - CORRECT ANSWER -Home
What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Respiratory failure or shock
what is the third link in the adult out of hospital chain of survival? - CORRECT ANSWERV-defilation
