HSI YMCA FIRST AID EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS AND FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ When ventilating a child with a bag-mask device, give 1 breath
every 2-3 seconds. Deliver each breath over ____ second(s) in length
while watching for chest rise. Answer: 1 second - When ventilating a
child with a bag-mask device, deliver each breath over 1 second in
length while watching for chest rise.
◉ To locate the brachial pulse on an infant, place two or three
fingers: Answer: inside of the upper arm, midway between the
elbow and shoulder.
◉ You are the only BLS provider responding to "baby not breathing."
The scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions. The
infant is unresponsive. You have activated EMS or your occupational
emergency action plan. Other providers are on the way with an AED.
You do not feel a brachial pulse. What should you do? Answer:
Immediately start high-quality CPR, beginning with chest
compressions.
◉ You are using a bag-mask device to ventilate a 16-year-old in
cardiac arrest who suddenly collapsed. An endotracheal tube has
been placed by an advanced life support provider on the
resuscitation team. Proper ventilation technique in the situation
QUESTIONS AND FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ When ventilating a child with a bag-mask device, give 1 breath
every 2-3 seconds. Deliver each breath over ____ second(s) in length
while watching for chest rise. Answer: 1 second - When ventilating a
child with a bag-mask device, deliver each breath over 1 second in
length while watching for chest rise.
◉ To locate the brachial pulse on an infant, place two or three
fingers: Answer: inside of the upper arm, midway between the
elbow and shoulder.
◉ You are the only BLS provider responding to "baby not breathing."
The scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions. The
infant is unresponsive. You have activated EMS or your occupational
emergency action plan. Other providers are on the way with an AED.
You do not feel a brachial pulse. What should you do? Answer:
Immediately start high-quality CPR, beginning with chest
compressions.
◉ You are using a bag-mask device to ventilate a 16-year-old in
cardiac arrest who suddenly collapsed. An endotracheal tube has
been placed by an advanced life support provider on the
resuscitation team. Proper ventilation technique in the situation
