NHS PATHWAYS CLINICAL ASSESSMENT
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ how long does it take for cells to die after not receiving oxygen?
Answer: 3-5 minutes
◉ what are the three essential things to keep the body supplied with
oxygen? Answer: Airway, Breathing and Circulation
◉ What does 'AIRWAY' mean in regards to ABC. Answer: A clear
airway through which air, containing oxygen, can enter
◉ What does 'BREATHING' mean in regards to ABC. Answer: Air
enters the lungs where oxygen passes into the body
◉ What does 'CIRCULATION' mean in regards to ABC. Answer: A
pumping heart and enough blood to carry oxygen to the body.
◉ Anything blocking the passage of air can stop oxygen reaching the
body, what are the 2 reasons that could cause this? Answer: Choking and
person is unconscious and tongue may flop back and block airway
,◉ What reasons can cause a person to stop breathing? Answer: blocked
airway, heart attack, head/chest injury, drowning, severe allergy or
poisoning
◉ True or false 'a person that stops breathing will become unconcious'.
Answer: true
◉ what are signs that someone is not breathing? Answer: skin may be
pale, grey or blue
chest not moving
no breathing sounds
◉ what does the body need for circulation? Answer: a pumping heart
and enough blood
◉ what is shock? Answer: a life-threatening condition when the
cardiovascular system fails and is unable to circulate enough oxygen
around the body.
◉ what are signs of shock? Answer: collapsed - weak/unable to stand
cold skin - wet and clammy
paler skin - grey or blue
, ◉ what happens to blood when the body goes into shock? Answer:
diverts blood from the skin to more essential organs
◉ what are causes of shock? Answer: severe blood loss, heavy fluid
loss, failure of the heart, severe infections, low blood sugar, lack of
certain hormones
◉ what is CPR? Answer: cardiopulmonary resuscitation
◉ For every minute that CPR is delated, what happens to the survival
rate? Answer: reduction by 10%
◉ what is an AED? Answer: automated external defibrillator
◉ What does an AED do? Answer: diagnosis certain times of life-
threatening problems with hearts rythnm, and treats these with an
electric shock.
◉ What happens once an AED has given a shock? Answer: it analyses
the rhythm and either instructs CPR or another shock to be administered
◉ What is agonal breathing? Answer: abnormal breathing pattern - slow,
sometimes noisy, irregular breaths that occur every 10-15 seconds
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ how long does it take for cells to die after not receiving oxygen?
Answer: 3-5 minutes
◉ what are the three essential things to keep the body supplied with
oxygen? Answer: Airway, Breathing and Circulation
◉ What does 'AIRWAY' mean in regards to ABC. Answer: A clear
airway through which air, containing oxygen, can enter
◉ What does 'BREATHING' mean in regards to ABC. Answer: Air
enters the lungs where oxygen passes into the body
◉ What does 'CIRCULATION' mean in regards to ABC. Answer: A
pumping heart and enough blood to carry oxygen to the body.
◉ Anything blocking the passage of air can stop oxygen reaching the
body, what are the 2 reasons that could cause this? Answer: Choking and
person is unconscious and tongue may flop back and block airway
,◉ What reasons can cause a person to stop breathing? Answer: blocked
airway, heart attack, head/chest injury, drowning, severe allergy or
poisoning
◉ True or false 'a person that stops breathing will become unconcious'.
Answer: true
◉ what are signs that someone is not breathing? Answer: skin may be
pale, grey or blue
chest not moving
no breathing sounds
◉ what does the body need for circulation? Answer: a pumping heart
and enough blood
◉ what is shock? Answer: a life-threatening condition when the
cardiovascular system fails and is unable to circulate enough oxygen
around the body.
◉ what are signs of shock? Answer: collapsed - weak/unable to stand
cold skin - wet and clammy
paler skin - grey or blue
, ◉ what happens to blood when the body goes into shock? Answer:
diverts blood from the skin to more essential organs
◉ what are causes of shock? Answer: severe blood loss, heavy fluid
loss, failure of the heart, severe infections, low blood sugar, lack of
certain hormones
◉ what is CPR? Answer: cardiopulmonary resuscitation
◉ For every minute that CPR is delated, what happens to the survival
rate? Answer: reduction by 10%
◉ what is an AED? Answer: automated external defibrillator
◉ What does an AED do? Answer: diagnosis certain times of life-
threatening problems with hearts rythnm, and treats these with an
electric shock.
◉ What happens once an AED has given a shock? Answer: it analyses
the rhythm and either instructs CPR or another shock to be administered
◉ What is agonal breathing? Answer: abnormal breathing pattern - slow,
sometimes noisy, irregular breaths that occur every 10-15 seconds
