YMCA CPR CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
SET 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
● To "observe universal precautions" means:. Answer: Managing all
blood and other body substances as if they are infectious.
● Air blown into the stomach while giving rescue breaths:. Answer: Can
limit lung movement, cause vomiting, and reduce the effectiveness of
rescue breathing.
● For proper chest compression's, a patient should be positioned:.
Answer: Face-up on a firm, flat surface.
● The proper depth of chest compression in a 3-year-old child is at
least:. Answer: 1/3 the depth of the chest or about 2 inches.
● You are attending to a patient who is unresponsive and is breathing
normally. You are alone and need to activate EMS. You should:. Answer:
Place the person in a recovery position and then activate EMS.
● The links in the "chain of survival" in adults are:. Answer: Early
recognition and activation of EMS, early CPR, early defibrillation, early
advanced life support, and integrated post-cardiac arrest care.
, ● During CPR, you are opening the airway of a person who you suspect
has had significant trauma to the head, neck, and back. You should:.
Answer: Place your palms and thumbs on both sides of a CPR mask,
hook your fingers underneath the angles of the jaw, and displace the jaw
with your fingers, moving it upward without lifting the head.
● You are providing care to a 23-year-old found unresponsive at a party.
She is breathing normally and has a pulse. You should immediately:.
Answer: Place the patient in the recovery position.
● A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an
energized power line. The scene has been made safe. An AED has been
attached to the patient. The AED has analyzed the heart and a shock is
advised. You should:. Answer: clear the patient and deliver the shock
● During CPR, if a child's chest does not rise with the first rescue breath
you need to?. Answer: Reposition the airway and give a second rescue
breath.
● You are performing CPR on an adult man who has collapsed. EMS has
been activated and another provider shows up with an AED. She turns
on the device and the voice prompts begin. What is the next step?.
Answer: Cut open or tear away the patient's shirt to allow for the
application of the defibrillation pads to a bare chest.
SET 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
● To "observe universal precautions" means:. Answer: Managing all
blood and other body substances as if they are infectious.
● Air blown into the stomach while giving rescue breaths:. Answer: Can
limit lung movement, cause vomiting, and reduce the effectiveness of
rescue breathing.
● For proper chest compression's, a patient should be positioned:.
Answer: Face-up on a firm, flat surface.
● The proper depth of chest compression in a 3-year-old child is at
least:. Answer: 1/3 the depth of the chest or about 2 inches.
● You are attending to a patient who is unresponsive and is breathing
normally. You are alone and need to activate EMS. You should:. Answer:
Place the person in a recovery position and then activate EMS.
● The links in the "chain of survival" in adults are:. Answer: Early
recognition and activation of EMS, early CPR, early defibrillation, early
advanced life support, and integrated post-cardiac arrest care.
, ● During CPR, you are opening the airway of a person who you suspect
has had significant trauma to the head, neck, and back. You should:.
Answer: Place your palms and thumbs on both sides of a CPR mask,
hook your fingers underneath the angles of the jaw, and displace the jaw
with your fingers, moving it upward without lifting the head.
● You are providing care to a 23-year-old found unresponsive at a party.
She is breathing normally and has a pulse. You should immediately:.
Answer: Place the patient in the recovery position.
● A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an
energized power line. The scene has been made safe. An AED has been
attached to the patient. The AED has analyzed the heart and a shock is
advised. You should:. Answer: clear the patient and deliver the shock
● During CPR, if a child's chest does not rise with the first rescue breath
you need to?. Answer: Reposition the airway and give a second rescue
breath.
● You are performing CPR on an adult man who has collapsed. EMS has
been activated and another provider shows up with an AED. She turns
on the device and the voice prompts begin. What is the next step?.
Answer: Cut open or tear away the patient's shirt to allow for the
application of the defibrillation pads to a bare chest.
