YMCA CPR FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
RESPONSE SET GRADED A+
◉ You are attending to a 54-year-old man who collapsed suddenly
and is unresponsive. He is not breathing normally and you cannot
feel a pulse. There is no suspicion of trauma and your emergency
response protocol is being activated. What is your next step?
Answer: Immediately provide CPR
◉ High-performance CPR includes: Answer: High-quality CPR skills
and an efficient team approach
◉ 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
◉ 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, rough 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 the
side
, ◉ Two providers are performing CPR. What should they do to
prevent fatigue and maintain the quality of chest compressions?
Answer: Change positions every 2 minutes
◉ You have responded to a report of an abrupt collapse of a middle-
aged man at a local office building. Your BLS assessment shows the
man is unresponsive, not breathing normally and has no carotid
pulse. This condition is most likely caused by and treated with:
Answer: Sudden cardiac arrest; CPR defibrillation
◉ You find an 11-year-old child who is unresponsive and blue. She is
not breathing normally and you cannot feel a carotid pulse. Her
friend states that she collapsed and stopped moving after playing
the "pass out" choking game. (Wtf). You are the only trained BLS
provider. What do you need to do? Answer: Send the friend to
activate EMS and get an AED, then begin CPR yourself
◉ Monitoring, prevention and treatment of pre-arrest conditions;
early recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of an emergency
response protocol; immediate high-quality CPR; rapid defibrillation
and effective post-cardiac arrest care are the links in which chain of
survival? Answer: Adults inside a hospital
◉ When two or more providers are performing CPR on an infant, the
compression to ventilation ratio and preferred chest compression
method is: Answer: 15:2 with 2 thumbs and the fingers encircling
the chest
RESPONSE SET GRADED A+
◉ You are attending to a 54-year-old man who collapsed suddenly
and is unresponsive. He is not breathing normally and you cannot
feel a pulse. There is no suspicion of trauma and your emergency
response protocol is being activated. What is your next step?
Answer: Immediately provide CPR
◉ High-performance CPR includes: Answer: High-quality CPR skills
and an efficient team approach
◉ 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
◉ 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, rough 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 the
side
, ◉ Two providers are performing CPR. What should they do to
prevent fatigue and maintain the quality of chest compressions?
Answer: Change positions every 2 minutes
◉ You have responded to a report of an abrupt collapse of a middle-
aged man at a local office building. Your BLS assessment shows the
man is unresponsive, not breathing normally and has no carotid
pulse. This condition is most likely caused by and treated with:
Answer: Sudden cardiac arrest; CPR defibrillation
◉ You find an 11-year-old child who is unresponsive and blue. She is
not breathing normally and you cannot feel a carotid pulse. Her
friend states that she collapsed and stopped moving after playing
the "pass out" choking game. (Wtf). You are the only trained BLS
provider. What do you need to do? Answer: Send the friend to
activate EMS and get an AED, then begin CPR yourself
◉ Monitoring, prevention and treatment of pre-arrest conditions;
early recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of an emergency
response protocol; immediate high-quality CPR; rapid defibrillation
and effective post-cardiac arrest care are the links in which chain of
survival? Answer: Adults inside a hospital
◉ When two or more providers are performing CPR on an infant, the
compression to ventilation ratio and preferred chest compression
method is: Answer: 15:2 with 2 thumbs and the fingers encircling
the chest
