YMCA CPR CORE EXAM 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔You are attending to a 54-year-old man who collapsed suddenly and is
unresponsive. He is not breathing normally and you cannot feel a pulse. There is no
suspicion of trauma and your emergency response protocol is being activated. What is
your next step? - ✔✔Immediately provide CPR.
✔✔You are attending to a person who is unresponsive, gasping, but you can clearly feel
a carotid pulse. What is the determined problem? - ✔✔Respiratory arrest
✔✔You have been performing CPR on a 9-year-old child for about 4 minutes. An AED
has just arrived. What should you do? - ✔✔voice instructions.
✔✔You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old boy found unresponsive
with occasional gasps. You are not certain if a pulse is present. What should you do? -
✔✔Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to ventilations.
✔✔A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an energized power
line. The scene has been made safe and you have determined he is in cardiac arrest.
The AED has analyzed the heart and is indicating a shock is advised. What should you
do? - ✔✔Clear the person and immediately deliver the shock.
✔✔After delivering a shock with an AED, you should: - ✔✔Immediately resume CPR
and follow any instructions given by the AED.
✔✔When two or more providers are performing CPR on an infant, the compression to
ventilation ratio and preferred chest compression method is: - ✔✔15:2 with 2 thumbs
and the fingers encircling the chest
✔✔You have determined a 47-year-old man is unresponsive. In order to assess for
normal breathing, what should you do? - ✔✔Look at the face and chest for signs of
breathing.
✔✔While eating, an older woman suddenly grabs her throat and cannot make any
sound. You ask, "Are you choking?" She nods yes. What should you do? - ✔✔Perform
abdominal thrusts.
✔✔You are alone with an adult man who is choking. Another person has gone to get
more help. You are performing abdominal thrusts when he suddenly collapses. What
should you do next? - ✔✔Perform CPR and check the mouth for an object before
rescue breaths.
, ✔✔Sudden cardiac arrest in an adult is most likely caused by ________ and requires
________. - ✔✔ventricular fibrillation; defibrillation
✔✔Two providers are performing CPR. What should they do to prevent fatigue and
maintain the quality of chest compressions? - ✔✔Change positions every 2 minutes.
✔✔You find an 11-year-old child who is unresponsive and blue. She is not breathing
normally and you cannot feel a carotid pulse. Her friend states that she collapsed and
stopped moving after playing the "pass out" choking game. You are the only trained
BLS provider. What do you need to do? - ✔✔Send the friend to activate EMS and get
an AED, then begin CPR yourself.
✔✔You are performing CPR on a 65-year-old man who suddenly collapsed. Another
provider shows up with an AED. She turns on the device and the voice instructions
begin. What is the next step? - ✔✔Cut open or tear away the man's shirt and apply the
pads to his bare chest.
✔✔It's a hot day and you have responded as an EMS provider to a report of a woman
suddenly collapsing to the floor at a grocery store. The scene is safe and she is
unresponsive to your voice and touch. What is your next action? - ✔✔Check her for
breathing and pulse at the same time.
✔✔When providing CPR on a child or infant: - ✔✔Ensure there is an open airway for
rescue breaths.
✔✔You are performing CPR on your uncle who collapsed at a family gathering where
you are the only trained BLS provider. What is the recommended approach to deliver
rescue breaths? - ✔✔Use a CPR mask with a one-way valve.
✔✔You are attending to a neighbor who is unresponsive, not breathing normally, and
pulseless. Your spouse has left to activate EMS while you begin CPR. You have just
given your first set of compressions and are ready to give your initial rescue breaths.
What is your next step? - ✔✔Inspect the CPR mask to make sure a one-way valve is in
place.
✔✔You are caring for a child who is unresponsive but breathing normally. No trauma is
suspected, and the scene is safe. You want to protect the child's open airway. You have
extended the arm nearest to you up alongside the head, brought the other arm across
his chest, and have the back of his hand against his cheek. What is your next step? -
✔✔Grasp the shoulder and hip and roll the child onto his side.
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔You are attending to a 54-year-old man who collapsed suddenly and is
unresponsive. He is not breathing normally and you cannot feel a pulse. There is no
suspicion of trauma and your emergency response protocol is being activated. What is
your next step? - ✔✔Immediately provide CPR.
✔✔You are attending to a person who is unresponsive, gasping, but you can clearly feel
a carotid pulse. What is the determined problem? - ✔✔Respiratory arrest
✔✔You have been performing CPR on a 9-year-old child for about 4 minutes. An AED
has just arrived. What should you do? - ✔✔voice instructions.
✔✔You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old boy found unresponsive
with occasional gasps. You are not certain if a pulse is present. What should you do? -
✔✔Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to ventilations.
✔✔A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an energized power
line. The scene has been made safe and you have determined he is in cardiac arrest.
The AED has analyzed the heart and is indicating a shock is advised. What should you
do? - ✔✔Clear the person and immediately deliver the shock.
✔✔After delivering a shock with an AED, you should: - ✔✔Immediately resume CPR
and follow any instructions given by the AED.
✔✔When two or more providers are performing CPR on an infant, the compression to
ventilation ratio and preferred chest compression method is: - ✔✔15:2 with 2 thumbs
and the fingers encircling the chest
✔✔You have determined a 47-year-old man is unresponsive. In order to assess for
normal breathing, what should you do? - ✔✔Look at the face and chest for signs of
breathing.
✔✔While eating, an older woman suddenly grabs her throat and cannot make any
sound. You ask, "Are you choking?" She nods yes. What should you do? - ✔✔Perform
abdominal thrusts.
✔✔You are alone with an adult man who is choking. Another person has gone to get
more help. You are performing abdominal thrusts when he suddenly collapses. What
should you do next? - ✔✔Perform CPR and check the mouth for an object before
rescue breaths.
, ✔✔Sudden cardiac arrest in an adult is most likely caused by ________ and requires
________. - ✔✔ventricular fibrillation; defibrillation
✔✔Two providers are performing CPR. What should they do to prevent fatigue and
maintain the quality of chest compressions? - ✔✔Change positions every 2 minutes.
✔✔You find an 11-year-old child who is unresponsive and blue. She is not breathing
normally and you cannot feel a carotid pulse. Her friend states that she collapsed and
stopped moving after playing the "pass out" choking game. You are the only trained
BLS provider. What do you need to do? - ✔✔Send the friend to activate EMS and get
an AED, then begin CPR yourself.
✔✔You are performing CPR on a 65-year-old man who suddenly collapsed. Another
provider shows up with an AED. She turns on the device and the voice instructions
begin. What is the next step? - ✔✔Cut open or tear away the man's shirt and apply the
pads to his bare chest.
✔✔It's a hot day and you have responded as an EMS provider to a report of a woman
suddenly collapsing to the floor at a grocery store. The scene is safe and she is
unresponsive to your voice and touch. What is your next action? - ✔✔Check her for
breathing and pulse at the same time.
✔✔When providing CPR on a child or infant: - ✔✔Ensure there is an open airway for
rescue breaths.
✔✔You are performing CPR on your uncle who collapsed at a family gathering where
you are the only trained BLS provider. What is the recommended approach to deliver
rescue breaths? - ✔✔Use a CPR mask with a one-way valve.
✔✔You are attending to a neighbor who is unresponsive, not breathing normally, and
pulseless. Your spouse has left to activate EMS while you begin CPR. You have just
given your first set of compressions and are ready to give your initial rescue breaths.
What is your next step? - ✔✔Inspect the CPR mask to make sure a one-way valve is in
place.
✔✔You are caring for a child who is unresponsive but breathing normally. No trauma is
suspected, and the scene is safe. You want to protect the child's open airway. You have
extended the arm nearest to you up alongside the head, brought the other arm across
his chest, and have the back of his hand against his cheek. What is your next step? -
✔✔Grasp the shoulder and hip and roll the child onto his side.
