American Heart Association BLS (Basic
Life Support) questions and answers
2024\2025 A+ Grade
When do you ensure a scene is safe?
- correct answer When you first see a potential victim.
Which victim requires CPR?
- correct answer A victim who is unresponsive, not breathing and has no pulse.
This is the best method to open an airway of an unresponsive victim with no suspected neck injury.
- correct answer Head tilt-chin lift
The maximum time you check for a pulse.
- correct answer 10 seconds
A device used for a 2-person rescue to provide breaths during CPR.
- correct answer Bag-mask device
The recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim.
- correct answer 2 inches (5cm)
When a child has a pulse of more than 60/min but is not breathing, what should you do?
- correct answer Give breaths without chest compressions.
The compression-ventilation ratio for 1-rescuer adult CPR.
- correct answer 30:2
Life Support) questions and answers
2024\2025 A+ Grade
When do you ensure a scene is safe?
- correct answer When you first see a potential victim.
Which victim requires CPR?
- correct answer A victim who is unresponsive, not breathing and has no pulse.
This is the best method to open an airway of an unresponsive victim with no suspected neck injury.
- correct answer Head tilt-chin lift
The maximum time you check for a pulse.
- correct answer 10 seconds
A device used for a 2-person rescue to provide breaths during CPR.
- correct answer Bag-mask device
The recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim.
- correct answer 2 inches (5cm)
When a child has a pulse of more than 60/min but is not breathing, what should you do?
- correct answer Give breaths without chest compressions.
The compression-ventilation ratio for 1-rescuer adult CPR.
- correct answer 30:2
