BLS AMERICAN RED CROSS EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED
⩥ Rapid Assessment. Answer: Perform a visual survey, checking
responsiveness, opening the airway while simultaneously checking for
breathing and pulse
⩥ visual survey. Answer: assess for safety, formulate initial impression
of the patient, determine need for additional resources
⩥ Scene size up. Answer: safety, number of patients, and the NOI or
MOI
⩥ When a patient is unresponsive remember to. Answer: activate EMS
and get AED
⩥ Open Airway. Answer: Make sure patient is in supine position
use head/tilt - chin/lift or modified jaw thrust maneuver
⩥ Checking Patient's Pulse/Breathing. Answer: check for at least 5
seconds, no more than 10 sec
Agonal breaths or isolated or infrequent gasps are not normal breathing
,Do not reach across when checking carotid pulse (could obstruct airway)
⩥ Emergencies Requiring BLS. Answer: Injury/Illness, respiratory
arrest, cardiac arrest, obstructed airway, and opiod overdoes
⩥ Injury or Illness (responsive). Answer: If Responsive, obtain consent
to provide care, reassure them, and take steps to find out what occurred
⩥ Injury or Illness (unresponsive). Answer: activate EMS, call for AED,
if no suspected head/neck/spine or pelvic injury place in side laying
recover position - if injury is suspected, refrain from moving unless
necessary - Monitor patient until help arrives
⩥ ROSC. Answer: Return of spontaneous circulation
⩥ Respiratory Arrest. Answer: patient is unresponsive, is not breathing
normally (or only gasping) but has a pulse.
⩥ How should you deliver ventilation during respiratory arrest. Answer:
deliver 1 ventilation every 5 to 6 seconds, each ventilation should last 1
second and make chest begin to rise
⩥ Cardiac Arrest. Answer: Patient is unresponsive, not breathing
normally and does not have a pulse *start CPR within 10 seconds of
recognizing cardiac arrest and use AED when it's available
, ⩥ In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Chain of Survival. Answer: Surveillance
and prevention
Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of Emergency
response system
Early CPR
Early Defib
Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
⩥ Out-of-hospital Cardiac arrest. Answer: Recognition of Cardiac
Emergency and Activation of emergency response system
early cpr
early defib
advanced life support
integrated post-cardiac arrest care
⩥ myocardinal infarction (MI). Answer: Refers to the necrosis (death) of
heart tissue as a result of insufficient delivery of oxygenated blood for
the heart
⩥ Signs and Symptoms of MI. Answer: chest discomfort/pain that is
severe that lasts longer than 3-5 minutes, goes away and comes back or
persists even during rest
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED
⩥ Rapid Assessment. Answer: Perform a visual survey, checking
responsiveness, opening the airway while simultaneously checking for
breathing and pulse
⩥ visual survey. Answer: assess for safety, formulate initial impression
of the patient, determine need for additional resources
⩥ Scene size up. Answer: safety, number of patients, and the NOI or
MOI
⩥ When a patient is unresponsive remember to. Answer: activate EMS
and get AED
⩥ Open Airway. Answer: Make sure patient is in supine position
use head/tilt - chin/lift or modified jaw thrust maneuver
⩥ Checking Patient's Pulse/Breathing. Answer: check for at least 5
seconds, no more than 10 sec
Agonal breaths or isolated or infrequent gasps are not normal breathing
,Do not reach across when checking carotid pulse (could obstruct airway)
⩥ Emergencies Requiring BLS. Answer: Injury/Illness, respiratory
arrest, cardiac arrest, obstructed airway, and opiod overdoes
⩥ Injury or Illness (responsive). Answer: If Responsive, obtain consent
to provide care, reassure them, and take steps to find out what occurred
⩥ Injury or Illness (unresponsive). Answer: activate EMS, call for AED,
if no suspected head/neck/spine or pelvic injury place in side laying
recover position - if injury is suspected, refrain from moving unless
necessary - Monitor patient until help arrives
⩥ ROSC. Answer: Return of spontaneous circulation
⩥ Respiratory Arrest. Answer: patient is unresponsive, is not breathing
normally (or only gasping) but has a pulse.
⩥ How should you deliver ventilation during respiratory arrest. Answer:
deliver 1 ventilation every 5 to 6 seconds, each ventilation should last 1
second and make chest begin to rise
⩥ Cardiac Arrest. Answer: Patient is unresponsive, not breathing
normally and does not have a pulse *start CPR within 10 seconds of
recognizing cardiac arrest and use AED when it's available
, ⩥ In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Chain of Survival. Answer: Surveillance
and prevention
Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of Emergency
response system
Early CPR
Early Defib
Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
⩥ Out-of-hospital Cardiac arrest. Answer: Recognition of Cardiac
Emergency and Activation of emergency response system
early cpr
early defib
advanced life support
integrated post-cardiac arrest care
⩥ myocardinal infarction (MI). Answer: Refers to the necrosis (death) of
heart tissue as a result of insufficient delivery of oxygenated blood for
the heart
⩥ Signs and Symptoms of MI. Answer: chest discomfort/pain that is
severe that lasts longer than 3-5 minutes, goes away and comes back or
persists even during rest
