CPR 2026 ADULT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT REVIEW PAPER ANSWERS COMPLETE LEARNING PAC

CPR 2026 ADULT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
REVIEW PAPER ANSWERS COMPLETE
LEARNING PACK

◉ Respiratory arrest
Answer: No breathing


◉ How to check adult/child consciousness?
Answer: Tap shoulder and shout


◉ How to check infant consciousness?
Answer: Tap foot and shout


◉ When is rescue breathing done?
Answer: When the victim has a pulse but is not breathing


◉ How is rescue breathing done on an adult?
Answer: One breath every 5 seconds


◉ How is rescue breathing done on a child/infant?
Answer: One breath every 3 seconds

, ◉ How long do you give rescue breaths for?
Answer: Two minutes, then stop and re-assess


◉ How are bag-valve masks (BVMs) operated?
Answer: MUST be done with two people, one seals the mask over the
airways and the other squeezes the bag.


◉ What is the age of an infant, and how deep do you give
compressions?
Answer: 0-12 months, 1.5 in compressions


◉ What is the age of a child, and how deep do you give
compressions?
Answer: 1-12 years, about 2 in compressions


◉ What is the age of an adult, and how deep do you give
compressions?
Answer: 12 or older, at least 2 in compressions.


◉ When and how do you perform modified CPR?