AMERICAN RED CROSS CPR TEST REVIEW
2026 PRACTICE SCRIPT QUESTIONS
ANSWERS INCLUDED
◉ You must continue giving care until:. Answer: You are too exhausted,
victim wakes up and asks you to stop, scene becomes unsafe, someone
with higher training takes over
◉ What is the very first thing you do before you give care. Answer:
Check that the scene is safe
◉ 3 C's. Answer: Check, call, care
◉ When do you call 911?. Answer: No heartbeat, no breathing,
significant blood loss, fire, stroke
◉ When would you call before giving care?. Answer: If the situation is a
cardiac emergency
◉ When would you give care first?. Answer: If the situation is a
respiratory emergency
, ◉ Abandonment. Answer: Ending the care of an injured or ill person
without obtaining that person's consent or without ensuring that
someone with equal or greater training will continue care
◉ 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 person CPR on
ADULTS?. Answer: 30:2
◉ What is the ratio of compressions to breaths in two person CPR on
CHILDREN/INFANTS?. Answer: 15:2
◉ What are the types of consent?. Answer: Expressed, implied
◉ Expressed consent. Answer: Verbal, gestures, parent giving consent
for child
◉ Implied consent. Answer: A person unable to give consent because
they are unconscious/ill, consent is implied. If no parent is around for
child, consent is implied.
2026 PRACTICE SCRIPT QUESTIONS
ANSWERS INCLUDED
◉ You must continue giving care until:. Answer: You are too exhausted,
victim wakes up and asks you to stop, scene becomes unsafe, someone
with higher training takes over
◉ What is the very first thing you do before you give care. Answer:
Check that the scene is safe
◉ 3 C's. Answer: Check, call, care
◉ When do you call 911?. Answer: No heartbeat, no breathing,
significant blood loss, fire, stroke
◉ When would you call before giving care?. Answer: If the situation is a
cardiac emergency
◉ When would you give care first?. Answer: If the situation is a
respiratory emergency
, ◉ Abandonment. Answer: Ending the care of an injured or ill person
without obtaining that person's consent or without ensuring that
someone with equal or greater training will continue care
◉ 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 person CPR on
ADULTS?. Answer: 30:2
◉ What is the ratio of compressions to breaths in two person CPR on
CHILDREN/INFANTS?. Answer: 15:2
◉ What are the types of consent?. Answer: Expressed, implied
◉ Expressed consent. Answer: Verbal, gestures, parent giving consent
for child
◉ Implied consent. Answer: A person unable to give consent because
they are unconscious/ill, consent is implied. If no parent is around for
child, consent is implied.
