YMCA CPR STUDY GUIDE 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔You approach an ill employee who works near the furnaces in the glass blowing
shop. She is responsive but confused. Her skin is dry and very warm, almost hot to your
touch. What care should you provide for her? - ✔✔Get her to a cooler place and begin
immediate cooling.
✔✔On a bitterly cold day, you are caring for a fellow logger whom you suspect of having
frostbite on his fingers. A rural EMS service is on the way to your logging site. What
general care should you provide? - ✔✔Wrap the affected fingers in a clean towel or
pad, keeping them still and protected.
✔✔Ill or injured persons may benefit from emergency oxygen in situations that include
serious bleeding, divers with a decompression injury, difficulty breathing, suspected
internal injury, and: - ✔✔Warning signs of serious illness.
✔✔Which of the following is a delivery device that can be used when providing
emergency oxygen to a breathing person? - ✔✔Non-rebreather mask or a simple face
mask
✔✔To be considered an emergency oxygen delivery system, it must provide a minimum
of______ liters per minute (LPM) of oxygen for a minimum of ______minutes. - ✔✔6;
15
✔✔Emergency oxygen can help a person who may be experiencing: - ✔✔Difficulty in
breathing.
✔✔Which of the following statements is true? - ✔✔A nasal cannula has no application
in an emergency involving a non breathing person.
✔✔When considering the use of emergency oxygen, initial priorities of care include all
of the following EXCEPT: - ✔✔Splinting a suspected fracture.
✔✔The reservoir bag of a non-rebreather mask must be ______ before putting it on the
person's face. - ✔✔inflated
✔✔You have responded to a woman who may be going into shock in the hardware
store where you work. After completing a primary assessment, you apply a pulse
oximeter. The reading shows an SPo2 level of 91%. Her breathing is rapid and shallow
and her lips have a bluish tint. She has no visible signs of injury but stated that she
slipped and hit her abdomen against a stack of paver bricks in the garden center. EMS
has been activated and you are giving care for shock. How should you provide
emergency oxygen as part of your care? (Which of the following would be the most
, appropriate?) - ✔✔Provide emergency oxygen using a non-rebreather mask with a high
flow rate (between 10 and 15 LPM).
✔✔A(n) ______ reduces the pressure of compressed oxygen inside the oxygen cylinder
to a level more appropriate for patient care. - ✔✔Oxygen regulator
✔✔To create a seal on an unresponsive person's face using a ventilation mask, lift the
______ into the ______. - ✔✔person's jaw; mask
✔✔Safe handling and storage practices for emergency oxygen systems include: -
✔✔Carrying unprotected oxygen cylinders with two hands.
✔✔Checking and preparing an emergency oxygen system for return to service includes
all of the following EXCEPT: - ✔✔Keeping the regulator pressurized.
✔✔The preferred oxygen delivery device to use when providing emergency oxygen to a
non breathing person is a: - ✔✔ventilation mask (with oxygen inlet).
✔✔CPR is in progress on a middle-aged man who had been removed from the pool
unconscious by two of your lifeguards. An AED is being prepared. Emergency oxygen is
also available and you bring it to the scene. How should you integrate the use of
emergency oxygen in the care for this person? - ✔✔Smoothly integrate use of
emergency oxygen without interrupting the priority care.
✔✔You have been called to respond to an adult with shortness of breath. As you
assess him, you observe that he is showing signs of breathing difficulty. He appears
blue and his skin is cool and moist. You have a pulse oximeter and have checked his
SPo2, but the reading appears to be normal. You should: - ✔✔Provide emergency
oxygen based on the signs you observed.
✔✔ To observe standard precautions means - ✔✔To follow a set of infection control
practices used whether or not an infection is suspected
✔✔Prevention of airway and breathing emergencies; early CPR with an emphasis on
effective rescue breaths and, if needed, rapid defibrillation; early activation of the
appropriate emergency response protocol; effective BLS and ALS care and
transportation; and effective post-cardiac arrest care at a hospital are the links in which
chain of survival? - ✔✔Children and infants
✔✔Early recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of an emergency response
protocol; immediate high quality CPR; rapid defibrillation; effective BLS and ALS care
and transportation; and effective postcardiac arrest care at a hospital are the links in
which chain of survival? - ✔✔Adults outside a hospital
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔You approach an ill employee who works near the furnaces in the glass blowing
shop. She is responsive but confused. Her skin is dry and very warm, almost hot to your
touch. What care should you provide for her? - ✔✔Get her to a cooler place and begin
immediate cooling.
✔✔On a bitterly cold day, you are caring for a fellow logger whom you suspect of having
frostbite on his fingers. A rural EMS service is on the way to your logging site. What
general care should you provide? - ✔✔Wrap the affected fingers in a clean towel or
pad, keeping them still and protected.
✔✔Ill or injured persons may benefit from emergency oxygen in situations that include
serious bleeding, divers with a decompression injury, difficulty breathing, suspected
internal injury, and: - ✔✔Warning signs of serious illness.
✔✔Which of the following is a delivery device that can be used when providing
emergency oxygen to a breathing person? - ✔✔Non-rebreather mask or a simple face
mask
✔✔To be considered an emergency oxygen delivery system, it must provide a minimum
of______ liters per minute (LPM) of oxygen for a minimum of ______minutes. - ✔✔6;
15
✔✔Emergency oxygen can help a person who may be experiencing: - ✔✔Difficulty in
breathing.
✔✔Which of the following statements is true? - ✔✔A nasal cannula has no application
in an emergency involving a non breathing person.
✔✔When considering the use of emergency oxygen, initial priorities of care include all
of the following EXCEPT: - ✔✔Splinting a suspected fracture.
✔✔The reservoir bag of a non-rebreather mask must be ______ before putting it on the
person's face. - ✔✔inflated
✔✔You have responded to a woman who may be going into shock in the hardware
store where you work. After completing a primary assessment, you apply a pulse
oximeter. The reading shows an SPo2 level of 91%. Her breathing is rapid and shallow
and her lips have a bluish tint. She has no visible signs of injury but stated that she
slipped and hit her abdomen against a stack of paver bricks in the garden center. EMS
has been activated and you are giving care for shock. How should you provide
emergency oxygen as part of your care? (Which of the following would be the most
, appropriate?) - ✔✔Provide emergency oxygen using a non-rebreather mask with a high
flow rate (between 10 and 15 LPM).
✔✔A(n) ______ reduces the pressure of compressed oxygen inside the oxygen cylinder
to a level more appropriate for patient care. - ✔✔Oxygen regulator
✔✔To create a seal on an unresponsive person's face using a ventilation mask, lift the
______ into the ______. - ✔✔person's jaw; mask
✔✔Safe handling and storage practices for emergency oxygen systems include: -
✔✔Carrying unprotected oxygen cylinders with two hands.
✔✔Checking and preparing an emergency oxygen system for return to service includes
all of the following EXCEPT: - ✔✔Keeping the regulator pressurized.
✔✔The preferred oxygen delivery device to use when providing emergency oxygen to a
non breathing person is a: - ✔✔ventilation mask (with oxygen inlet).
✔✔CPR is in progress on a middle-aged man who had been removed from the pool
unconscious by two of your lifeguards. An AED is being prepared. Emergency oxygen is
also available and you bring it to the scene. How should you integrate the use of
emergency oxygen in the care for this person? - ✔✔Smoothly integrate use of
emergency oxygen without interrupting the priority care.
✔✔You have been called to respond to an adult with shortness of breath. As you
assess him, you observe that he is showing signs of breathing difficulty. He appears
blue and his skin is cool and moist. You have a pulse oximeter and have checked his
SPo2, but the reading appears to be normal. You should: - ✔✔Provide emergency
oxygen based on the signs you observed.
✔✔ To observe standard precautions means - ✔✔To follow a set of infection control
practices used whether or not an infection is suspected
✔✔Prevention of airway and breathing emergencies; early CPR with an emphasis on
effective rescue breaths and, if needed, rapid defibrillation; early activation of the
appropriate emergency response protocol; effective BLS and ALS care and
transportation; and effective post-cardiac arrest care at a hospital are the links in which
chain of survival? - ✔✔Children and infants
✔✔Early recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of an emergency response
protocol; immediate high quality CPR; rapid defibrillation; effective BLS and ALS care
and transportation; and effective postcardiac arrest care at a hospital are the links in
which chain of survival? - ✔✔Adults outside a hospital
