BLS for Healthcare Providers Exam
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
How should you perform chest compressions on a child aged 1 to 8?
✔✔Use one hand for chest compressions, compress about 2 inches deep at a rate of 100 to 120
compressions per minute.
What is the first step when you find an adult healthcare provider who is unresponsive and not
breathing?
✔✔Call for emergency help, then begin CPR with chest compressions.
What is the proper technique for providing rescue breaths to a healthcare provider during CPR?
✔✔Deliver 1 breath every 5 to 6 seconds, ensuring that each breath causes the chest to rise.
How should you adjust chest compressions when performing CPR on a healthcare worker who is
significantly larger than you?
✔✔Use more of your body weight and ensure that your compressions are deep enough to be
effective.
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, What is the correct sequence of actions when performing CPR on an infant?
✔✔Check for responsiveness, call for help, provide 30 chest compressions with two fingers, and
give 2 rescue breaths.
How can you determine if a patient has a pulse before starting CPR?
✔✔Check for a pulse on the carotid artery for no more than 10 seconds. If there is no pulse,
begin CPR.
What is the recommended compression-to-breath ratio for healthcare providers performing CPR
on an adult?
✔✔The ratio is 30 chest compressions to 2 rescue breaths.
What should you do if you find a victim who is unresponsive, not breathing, and has a pulse?
✔✔Provide rescue breaths every 5 to 6 seconds and monitor the victim’s condition closely.
What is the correct rate of chest compressions during CPR for an adult?
✔✔Chest compressions should be delivered at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute.
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Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
How should you perform chest compressions on a child aged 1 to 8?
✔✔Use one hand for chest compressions, compress about 2 inches deep at a rate of 100 to 120
compressions per minute.
What is the first step when you find an adult healthcare provider who is unresponsive and not
breathing?
✔✔Call for emergency help, then begin CPR with chest compressions.
What is the proper technique for providing rescue breaths to a healthcare provider during CPR?
✔✔Deliver 1 breath every 5 to 6 seconds, ensuring that each breath causes the chest to rise.
How should you adjust chest compressions when performing CPR on a healthcare worker who is
significantly larger than you?
✔✔Use more of your body weight and ensure that your compressions are deep enough to be
effective.
1
, What is the correct sequence of actions when performing CPR on an infant?
✔✔Check for responsiveness, call for help, provide 30 chest compressions with two fingers, and
give 2 rescue breaths.
How can you determine if a patient has a pulse before starting CPR?
✔✔Check for a pulse on the carotid artery for no more than 10 seconds. If there is no pulse,
begin CPR.
What is the recommended compression-to-breath ratio for healthcare providers performing CPR
on an adult?
✔✔The ratio is 30 chest compressions to 2 rescue breaths.
What should you do if you find a victim who is unresponsive, not breathing, and has a pulse?
✔✔Provide rescue breaths every 5 to 6 seconds and monitor the victim’s condition closely.
What is the correct rate of chest compressions during CPR for an adult?
✔✔Chest compressions should be delivered at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute.
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