AMERICAN RED CROSS CPR TEST REVIEW
2026 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE SOLVED
QUESTION BANK
◉ 3 C's Answer: Check, call, care
◉ When do you call 911? Answer: No response (check for
consciousness), No pulse, no breathing, severe bleeding
◉ When would you call before giving care? Answer: If the situation is a
cardiac emergency
◉ How do you prevent disease transmission? Answer: Wear proper
personal protective equipment (gloves, gown, mask, etc)
◉ What is the ratio of compressions to breaths in one person CPR?
Answer: 30:2
◉ What is the ratio of compressions to breaths in two rescuer CPR on
ADULTS? Answer: 30:2
◉ Unresponsive person w agonal breaths... What are the steps? Answer:
tap on shoulder and shout; call 911 get help/AED; check for pulse; start
cpr
, ◉ Life-threatening conditions Answer: Unconscious, not breathing, no
pulse, severe bleeding, heart attack, etc.
◉ Agonal breathing Answer: When someone is not breathing regularly;
shallow and irregular
◉ How do you treat victims with agonal breathing? Answer: Treat as if
there is no breathing at all
◉ Respiratory distress Answer: Troubled breathing
◉ Respiratory arrest Answer: No breathing
◉ What care do you give to a CONSCIOUS choking adult or child
Answer: - 5 back blows between shoulder blades with one leg in
between their legs
- If food is not dislodged, give 5 abdominal thrusts
- Repeat until food is dislodged or person loses consciousness
◉ When to do cpr Answer: unresponsive, not breathing, no pulse
◉ When is rescue breathing done? Answer: When the victim has a pulse
but is not breathing
2026 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE SOLVED
QUESTION BANK
◉ 3 C's Answer: Check, call, care
◉ When do you call 911? Answer: No response (check for
consciousness), No pulse, no breathing, severe bleeding
◉ When would you call before giving care? Answer: If the situation is a
cardiac emergency
◉ How do you prevent disease transmission? Answer: Wear proper
personal protective equipment (gloves, gown, mask, etc)
◉ What is the ratio of compressions to breaths in one person CPR?
Answer: 30:2
◉ What is the ratio of compressions to breaths in two rescuer CPR on
ADULTS? Answer: 30:2
◉ Unresponsive person w agonal breaths... What are the steps? Answer:
tap on shoulder and shout; call 911 get help/AED; check for pulse; start
cpr
, ◉ Life-threatening conditions Answer: Unconscious, not breathing, no
pulse, severe bleeding, heart attack, etc.
◉ Agonal breathing Answer: When someone is not breathing regularly;
shallow and irregular
◉ How do you treat victims with agonal breathing? Answer: Treat as if
there is no breathing at all
◉ Respiratory distress Answer: Troubled breathing
◉ Respiratory arrest Answer: No breathing
◉ What care do you give to a CONSCIOUS choking adult or child
Answer: - 5 back blows between shoulder blades with one leg in
between their legs
- If food is not dislodged, give 5 abdominal thrusts
- Repeat until food is dislodged or person loses consciousness
◉ When to do cpr Answer: unresponsive, not breathing, no pulse
◉ When is rescue breathing done? Answer: When the victim has a pulse
but is not breathing
