YMCA CPR Exam I / Comprehensive
Expert Strategies, Review of Key
Quizzes, and Practice Questions for
Guaranteed Success
_____________Quiz____________?
You are caring for a child who is unresponsive but breathing normally. No trauma is suspected,
and the scene is safe. You want to protect the child's open airway. You have extended the arm
nearest to you up alongside the head, brought the other arm across his chest, and have the
back of his hand against his cheek. What is your next step? -
Answer✓✓
Grasp the shoulder and hip and roll the child onto his side.
_____________Quiz____________?
You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old boy found unresponsive with
occasional gasps. You are not certain if a pulse is present. What should you do? -
Answer✓✓
Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to ventilations.
_____________Quiz____________?
High-performance CPR includes: -
Answer✓✓
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, High-quality CPR skills and an efficient team approach
_____________Quiz____________?
You are attending to a person who is unresponsive and is breathing normally. You are alone
and need to leave to activate EMS. Before leaving, what should you do? -
Answer✓✓
Place the person in a side-lying recovery position.
_____________Quiz____________?
You are attending to a person who is unresponsive, not breathing normally, but you can clearly
feel a carotid pulse. What is the determined problem? -
Answer✓✓
Respiratory arrest
_____________Quiz____________?
You have been performing CPR on a 9-year-old child for about 4 minutes. An AED has just
arrived. What should you do? -
Answer✓✓
Attach the AED quickly and follow the voice instructions.
_____________Quiz____________?
You respond as an EMS provider to a 51-year-old man found collapsed near a car with its
engine running inside a closed garage. Bystanders have dragged him outside onto the lawn. He is
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Expert Strategies, Review of Key
Quizzes, and Practice Questions for
Guaranteed Success
_____________Quiz____________?
You are caring for a child who is unresponsive but breathing normally. No trauma is suspected,
and the scene is safe. You want to protect the child's open airway. You have extended the arm
nearest to you up alongside the head, brought the other arm across his chest, and have the
back of his hand against his cheek. What is your next step? -
Answer✓✓
Grasp the shoulder and hip and roll the child onto his side.
_____________Quiz____________?
You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old boy found unresponsive with
occasional gasps. You are not certain if a pulse is present. What should you do? -
Answer✓✓
Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to ventilations.
_____________Quiz____________?
High-performance CPR includes: -
Answer✓✓
1
, High-quality CPR skills and an efficient team approach
_____________Quiz____________?
You are attending to a person who is unresponsive and is breathing normally. You are alone
and need to leave to activate EMS. Before leaving, what should you do? -
Answer✓✓
Place the person in a side-lying recovery position.
_____________Quiz____________?
You are attending to a person who is unresponsive, not breathing normally, but you can clearly
feel a carotid pulse. What is the determined problem? -
Answer✓✓
Respiratory arrest
_____________Quiz____________?
You have been performing CPR on a 9-year-old child for about 4 minutes. An AED has just
arrived. What should you do? -
Answer✓✓
Attach the AED quickly and follow the voice instructions.
_____________Quiz____________?
You respond as an EMS provider to a 51-year-old man found collapsed near a car with its
engine running inside a closed garage. Bystanders have dragged him outside onto the lawn. He is
2
