RQI PREPARATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● What are the correct actions to take for scene safety and assessment?
Answer: -Verify scene safety
-Look for no breathing and only gasping and check pulse
-Check for responsiveness
-Activate the emergency response system and get an AED
-Begin CPR if no breathing or no gasping and no pulse felt
● What are the components of a pulse check in an unresponsive victim?
Answer: -Feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea
-Assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds
-Use 2 or 3 fingers to locate the pulse
● What does a chest compression feedback device monitor? Answer: -
Compression rate
-Chest recoil
-Compression depth
● when using a pocket mask, where should the rescuer be positioned?
Answer: at the side of the victim
,● A bag-mask device is used to provide____to a victim who is not
breathing or not breathing normally. Answer: positive-pressure
ventilation
● How are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device? Answer: 1 breath
over 1 second, while watching for chest rise
● Two life-threatening arrhythmias that can cause cardiac arrest are
pulseless ventricular tachycardia and __________ Answer: ventricular
fibrillation
● After an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next?
Answer: Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions
● How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is present?
Answer: Head tilt-chin lift
● After positioning yourself directly above the victim's head, what is the
correct order of steps for using a bag-mask device? Answer: 1. Place the
mask on the victim's face, using the bridge of the nose as a guide for the
correct position.
2. Use the E-C clamp techinque to hold the maks in place while you life
the jaw to hold the airway open
3. Squeeze the bad to give breaths (1 second each) while watching for
chest rise
,● Why is an AED needed? Answer: to analyze the heart rhythm and
provide a shock
● After an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next?
Answer: Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions
● When should the rescuer operating the AED clear the victim? Answer:
During analysis and before shock delivery
● Where should AED pads be placed in the anteroposterior placement
for adults and children 8 years and older? Answer: Left side of the back
and Left side of the chest
● You and your colleague respond to an adult victim who is
unresponsive. After assessing that the victim is not breathing and has no
pulse, what do you instruct your colleague to do? Answer: Activate the
emergency response system and get the AED
● You tap and shout to check for responsiveness, but the patient does not
respond. What is your next step after calling for help? Answer: Check
for breathing and a pulse
● After checking for breathing and a pulse, you find that the patient is
not breathing normally but had a pulse and needs rescue breathing. What
, is the correct ventilation rate? Answer: 1 breath every 6 seconds, or
about 10 breaths per minute
● After 4 minutes of rescue breathing, no pulse is present during a pulse
check. What immediate actions should be taken? Answer: Immediately
begin CPR and turn on the AED
● As you are providing CPR, your colleague arrives, turns on the AED,
and follows the prompts. The AED analyzes the rhythm and does not
advise a shcok. After you immediately resume CPR, how do you
continute treating the patient? Answer: Continue CPR until prompted by
the AED to allow a rhythm check, the code team arrives, or the patient
starts to move
● Where should AED pads be placed in the anterolateral placement for
adults and children 8 years or older? Answer: Below the right collarbone
and Side of the left nipple
● When performing high-quality CPR on a child, what is the correct
depth of compressions? Answer: Approximately 2 inches (5 cm)
● What is the target rate for chest compressions for children? Answer:
100 to 120/min
● During CPR on a child, you should place 1 or 2 hands over the ______
of the _____ Answer: Lower half; breastbone
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● What are the correct actions to take for scene safety and assessment?
Answer: -Verify scene safety
-Look for no breathing and only gasping and check pulse
-Check for responsiveness
-Activate the emergency response system and get an AED
-Begin CPR if no breathing or no gasping and no pulse felt
● What are the components of a pulse check in an unresponsive victim?
Answer: -Feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea
-Assess for a pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds
-Use 2 or 3 fingers to locate the pulse
● What does a chest compression feedback device monitor? Answer: -
Compression rate
-Chest recoil
-Compression depth
● when using a pocket mask, where should the rescuer be positioned?
Answer: at the side of the victim
,● A bag-mask device is used to provide____to a victim who is not
breathing or not breathing normally. Answer: positive-pressure
ventilation
● How are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device? Answer: 1 breath
over 1 second, while watching for chest rise
● Two life-threatening arrhythmias that can cause cardiac arrest are
pulseless ventricular tachycardia and __________ Answer: ventricular
fibrillation
● After an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next?
Answer: Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions
● How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is present?
Answer: Head tilt-chin lift
● After positioning yourself directly above the victim's head, what is the
correct order of steps for using a bag-mask device? Answer: 1. Place the
mask on the victim's face, using the bridge of the nose as a guide for the
correct position.
2. Use the E-C clamp techinque to hold the maks in place while you life
the jaw to hold the airway open
3. Squeeze the bad to give breaths (1 second each) while watching for
chest rise
,● Why is an AED needed? Answer: to analyze the heart rhythm and
provide a shock
● After an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuers do next?
Answer: Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions
● When should the rescuer operating the AED clear the victim? Answer:
During analysis and before shock delivery
● Where should AED pads be placed in the anteroposterior placement
for adults and children 8 years and older? Answer: Left side of the back
and Left side of the chest
● You and your colleague respond to an adult victim who is
unresponsive. After assessing that the victim is not breathing and has no
pulse, what do you instruct your colleague to do? Answer: Activate the
emergency response system and get the AED
● You tap and shout to check for responsiveness, but the patient does not
respond. What is your next step after calling for help? Answer: Check
for breathing and a pulse
● After checking for breathing and a pulse, you find that the patient is
not breathing normally but had a pulse and needs rescue breathing. What
, is the correct ventilation rate? Answer: 1 breath every 6 seconds, or
about 10 breaths per minute
● After 4 minutes of rescue breathing, no pulse is present during a pulse
check. What immediate actions should be taken? Answer: Immediately
begin CPR and turn on the AED
● As you are providing CPR, your colleague arrives, turns on the AED,
and follows the prompts. The AED analyzes the rhythm and does not
advise a shcok. After you immediately resume CPR, how do you
continute treating the patient? Answer: Continue CPR until prompted by
the AED to allow a rhythm check, the code team arrives, or the patient
starts to move
● Where should AED pads be placed in the anterolateral placement for
adults and children 8 years or older? Answer: Below the right collarbone
and Side of the left nipple
● When performing high-quality CPR on a child, what is the correct
depth of compressions? Answer: Approximately 2 inches (5 cm)
● What is the target rate for chest compressions for children? Answer:
100 to 120/min
● During CPR on a child, you should place 1 or 2 hands over the ______
of the _____ Answer: Lower half; breastbone
