AMERICAN RED CROSS CPR
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉B. Summon more advanced medical personnel
and place the victim into a position that
helps breathing. ANSWER: - 2. A 12-year-old boy at a swim meet grabs
his chest and begins to make wheezing noises. After you obtain consent
to provide care, his mother informs you that he has a history of asthma,
but does not have his inhaler nearby. What care should
you provide?
a. Give 5 back blows.
b. Summon more advanced medical personnel
and place the victim into a position that
helps breathing.
c. Tell the victim to use an inhaler borrowed
from a bystander.
d. Wait 20 minutes to see if the breathing
difficulty goes away.
◉B. how the victim appears to you as you size up the scene ANSWER: -
Your initial impression of a victim is based on.
,a. the victims initial vital signs
b. how the victim appears to you as you size up the scene
c.the victims SAMPLE history
d. what you have been told about the victim
◉A. Give 1 rescue breath about every 5 seconds. ANSWER: - 4. You
and another lifeguard find an unconscious
adult on the floor in the locker room. You activate
your facility's EAP, size-up the scene and perform
a primary assessment. You find the victim is not
moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should
summon EMS personnel, then:
a. Give 1 rescue breath about every 5 seconds.
b. Give back blows and chest thrusts.
c. Give quick breaths at the rate of 20 to 40
a minute.
d. Perform CPR
◉c. Begin the primary assessment. ANSWER: - 5. You come upon a
scene where a patron appears to be injured. Before approaching the
victim, which of the following will you not do as you size-up the scene?
a. Use all your senses to determine if the scene
is safe.
b. Determine what happened and how many
, victims there are.
c. Begin the primary assessment.
d. Put on appropriate PPE.
◉c. Size-up the scene. ANSWER: - 6. When providing care during an
emergency, which of the following should you do first?
a. Check for responsiveness.
b. Perform a primary assessment.
c. Size-up the scene.
d. Summon more advanced medical personnel
◉d. At least 2 inches ANSWER: - 9. As the first lifeguard on the scene,
you are
performing CPR on an adult. When performing
chest compressions, how deeply should you
compress the chest?
a. About ½ inch
b. About 1½ inches
c. At least 1 inch
d. At least 2 inches
◉c. One who is in cardiac arrest ANSWER: - 8. CPR should be
performed on which of the
following victims?
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉B. Summon more advanced medical personnel
and place the victim into a position that
helps breathing. ANSWER: - 2. A 12-year-old boy at a swim meet grabs
his chest and begins to make wheezing noises. After you obtain consent
to provide care, his mother informs you that he has a history of asthma,
but does not have his inhaler nearby. What care should
you provide?
a. Give 5 back blows.
b. Summon more advanced medical personnel
and place the victim into a position that
helps breathing.
c. Tell the victim to use an inhaler borrowed
from a bystander.
d. Wait 20 minutes to see if the breathing
difficulty goes away.
◉B. how the victim appears to you as you size up the scene ANSWER: -
Your initial impression of a victim is based on.
,a. the victims initial vital signs
b. how the victim appears to you as you size up the scene
c.the victims SAMPLE history
d. what you have been told about the victim
◉A. Give 1 rescue breath about every 5 seconds. ANSWER: - 4. You
and another lifeguard find an unconscious
adult on the floor in the locker room. You activate
your facility's EAP, size-up the scene and perform
a primary assessment. You find the victim is not
moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should
summon EMS personnel, then:
a. Give 1 rescue breath about every 5 seconds.
b. Give back blows and chest thrusts.
c. Give quick breaths at the rate of 20 to 40
a minute.
d. Perform CPR
◉c. Begin the primary assessment. ANSWER: - 5. You come upon a
scene where a patron appears to be injured. Before approaching the
victim, which of the following will you not do as you size-up the scene?
a. Use all your senses to determine if the scene
is safe.
b. Determine what happened and how many
, victims there are.
c. Begin the primary assessment.
d. Put on appropriate PPE.
◉c. Size-up the scene. ANSWER: - 6. When providing care during an
emergency, which of the following should you do first?
a. Check for responsiveness.
b. Perform a primary assessment.
c. Size-up the scene.
d. Summon more advanced medical personnel
◉d. At least 2 inches ANSWER: - 9. As the first lifeguard on the scene,
you are
performing CPR on an adult. When performing
chest compressions, how deeply should you
compress the chest?
a. About ½ inch
b. About 1½ inches
c. At least 1 inch
d. At least 2 inches
◉c. One who is in cardiac arrest ANSWER: - 8. CPR should be
performed on which of the
following victims?
