AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION BLS
(BASIC LIFE SUPPORT) EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When do you ensure a scene is safe? - ANS When you first see a potential victim.
Which victim requires CPR? - ANS 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. - ANS Head tilt-chin lift
The maximum time you check for a pulse. - ANS 10 seconds
A device used for a 2-person rescue to provide breaths during CPR. - ANS Bag-mask device
The recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim. - ANS 2 inches (5cm)
When a child has a pulse of more than 60/min but is not breathing, what should you do? -
ANS Give breaths without chest compressions.
The compression-ventilation ratio for 1-rescuer adult CPR. - ANS 30:2
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(BASIC LIFE SUPPORT) EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When do you ensure a scene is safe? - ANS When you first see a potential victim.
Which victim requires CPR? - ANS 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. - ANS Head tilt-chin lift
The maximum time you check for a pulse. - ANS 10 seconds
A device used for a 2-person rescue to provide breaths during CPR. - ANS Bag-mask device
The recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim. - ANS 2 inches (5cm)
When a child has a pulse of more than 60/min but is not breathing, what should you do? -
ANS Give breaths without chest compressions.
The compression-ventilation ratio for 1-rescuer adult CPR. - ANS 30:2
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