American Heart Association BLS
(Basic Life Support) Exam Questions
and Answers
When7vdo7vyou7vensure7va7vscene7vis7vsafe?7v-
7vANSWERSWhen7vyou7vfirst7vsee7va7vpotential7vvictim.
Which7vvictim7vrequires7vCPR?7v-
7vANSWERSA7vvictim7vwho7vis7vunresponsive,7vnot7vbreathing7vand7vhas7vno7vpulse.
This7vis7vthe7vbest7vmethod7vto7vopen7van7vairway7vof7van7vunresponsive7vvictim7vwit
h7vno7vsuspected7vneck7vinjury.7v-7vANSWERSHead7vtilt-chin7vlift
The7vmaximum7vtime7vyou7vcheck7vfor7va7vpulse.7v-7vANSWERS107vseconds
A7vdevice7vused7vfor7va7v2-person7vrescue7vto7vprovide7vbreaths7vduring7vCPR.7v-
7vANSWERSBag-mask7vdevice
The7vrecommended7vdepth7vof7vchest7vcompressions7vfor7van7vadult7vvictim.7v-
7vANSWERS27vinches7v(5cm)
When7va7vchild7vhas7va7vpulse7vof7vmore7vthan7v60/min7vbut7vis7vnot7vbreathing,7vwha
t7vshould7vyou7vdo?7v-7vANSWERSGive7vbreaths7vwithout7vchest7vcompressions.
The7vcompression-ventilation7vratio7vfor7v1-rescuer7vadult7vCPR.7v-7vANSWERS30:2
Why7vis7vimportant7vto7vcompress7vto7vthe7vappropriate7vdepth7vduring7vCPR?7v-
7vANSWERSCreates7vblood7vflow
The7vrate7vfor7vperforming7vchest7vcompressions7vfor7vALL7vvictims.7v-
7vANSWERS1007vcompressions7vper7vminute
Why7vdo7vyou7vgive7va7vbreath7vjust7vuntil7vyou7vsee7vthe7vchest7vrise?7v-
7vANSWERSMinimizes7vair7vfrom7ventering7vthe7vvictim's7vstomach7v(gastric7vinflatio
n)
Adult7vpads/dose7vmay7vbe7vused7vif7vpediatric7vpads/dose7vare7vnot7vavailable7vwhe
n7vusing7van7vAED7vfor7va7vchild7vless7vthan7v87vyears7vold.7v(T7vor7vF)7v-
7vANSWERSTrue
What7vare7vthe7vcompression7vand7vventilation7vrates7vfor7v2-
rescuer7vCPR7vwhen7van7vadvanced7vairway7vis7vpresent7vwith7van7vadult7vvictim?7v-
7vANSWERS1007vcompressions7vper7vminute;7v17vbreath7vevery7v6-87vseconds.
What7vis7vthe7vrole7vof7vthe7vsecond7vrescuer?7v-
7vANSWERSMaintain7van7vopen7vairway7vand7vgive7vbreaths.
(Basic Life Support) Exam Questions
and Answers
When7vdo7vyou7vensure7va7vscene7vis7vsafe?7v-
7vANSWERSWhen7vyou7vfirst7vsee7va7vpotential7vvictim.
Which7vvictim7vrequires7vCPR?7v-
7vANSWERSA7vvictim7vwho7vis7vunresponsive,7vnot7vbreathing7vand7vhas7vno7vpulse.
This7vis7vthe7vbest7vmethod7vto7vopen7van7vairway7vof7van7vunresponsive7vvictim7vwit
h7vno7vsuspected7vneck7vinjury.7v-7vANSWERSHead7vtilt-chin7vlift
The7vmaximum7vtime7vyou7vcheck7vfor7va7vpulse.7v-7vANSWERS107vseconds
A7vdevice7vused7vfor7va7v2-person7vrescue7vto7vprovide7vbreaths7vduring7vCPR.7v-
7vANSWERSBag-mask7vdevice
The7vrecommended7vdepth7vof7vchest7vcompressions7vfor7van7vadult7vvictim.7v-
7vANSWERS27vinches7v(5cm)
When7va7vchild7vhas7va7vpulse7vof7vmore7vthan7v60/min7vbut7vis7vnot7vbreathing,7vwha
t7vshould7vyou7vdo?7v-7vANSWERSGive7vbreaths7vwithout7vchest7vcompressions.
The7vcompression-ventilation7vratio7vfor7v1-rescuer7vadult7vCPR.7v-7vANSWERS30:2
Why7vis7vimportant7vto7vcompress7vto7vthe7vappropriate7vdepth7vduring7vCPR?7v-
7vANSWERSCreates7vblood7vflow
The7vrate7vfor7vperforming7vchest7vcompressions7vfor7vALL7vvictims.7v-
7vANSWERS1007vcompressions7vper7vminute
Why7vdo7vyou7vgive7va7vbreath7vjust7vuntil7vyou7vsee7vthe7vchest7vrise?7v-
7vANSWERSMinimizes7vair7vfrom7ventering7vthe7vvictim's7vstomach7v(gastric7vinflatio
n)
Adult7vpads/dose7vmay7vbe7vused7vif7vpediatric7vpads/dose7vare7vnot7vavailable7vwhe
n7vusing7van7vAED7vfor7va7vchild7vless7vthan7v87vyears7vold.7v(T7vor7vF)7v-
7vANSWERSTrue
What7vare7vthe7vcompression7vand7vventilation7vrates7vfor7v2-
rescuer7vCPR7vwhen7van7vadvanced7vairway7vis7vpresent7vwith7van7vadult7vvictim?7v-
7vANSWERS1007vcompressions7vper7vminute;7v17vbreath7vevery7v6-87vseconds.
What7vis7vthe7vrole7vof7vthe7vsecond7vrescuer?7v-
7vANSWERSMaintain7van7vopen7vairway7vand7vgive7vbreaths.
