YMCA CPR EVALUATION EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔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.
✔✔You are attending to a person who is unresponsive and is breathing normally. You
are alone and need to leave to activate EMS. Before leaving, what should you do? -
✔✔Place the person in a side-lying recovery position.
✔✔You respond as an EMS provider to a 51-year-old man found collapsed near a car
with its engine running inside a closed garage. Bystanders have dragged him outside
onto the lawn. He is unresponsive and does not appear to be breathing normally. You
cannot feel his carotid pulse. What is the indicated care? - ✔✔Perform CPR with
effective rescue breaths.
✔✔Monitoring, prevention, and treatment of pre-arrest conditions; early recognition of
cardiac arrest and activation of an emergency response protocol; immediate high-
quality CPR; rapid defibrillation; and effective post-cardiac arrest care are the links in
which chain of survival? - ✔✔Adults inside a hospital
✔✔High-performance CPR includes: - ✔✔High-quality CPR skills and an efficient team
approach
, ✔✔In the hospital cafeteria, a hospital employee suddenly begins to cough loudly at her
table. She appears to be trying to get something out of her throat. Her eyes are watering
and she continues to cough forcefully. What should you do? - ✔✔Stay close and let her
try to resolve the problem on her own.
✔✔What are the basic steps of the BLS Assessment in the proper order? - ✔✔Assess
scene safety; check response; check breathing and pulse; activate emergency
response protocol
✔✔You are a newly trained first aid provider responding at work to a report of someone
who has collapsed. Which of the following best describes your role in a medical
emergency? - ✔✔You are trained to recognize, assess, and prioritize the need for first
aid care.
✔✔You are finishing up a job in the shop area at work when you hear a series of loud
thumps and then someone yelling out. You cautiously move around a corner to take a
better look and see a coworker sprawled on the ground at the bottom of a flight of stairs.
She is groaning and appears to be in pain. Some blood is visible on her forehead. What
leads you to believe she might be seriously injured? - ✔✔The suspected mechanism of
injury.
✔✔Smoke is coming out of a utility room where you know a coworker has been
working. What should you do? - ✔✔Pause and assess for hazards before entering the
room.
✔✔You are a trained first aid provider and you encounter a motor vehicle accident
scene while driving to work. Two cars are involved, and it looks like people are injured.
You think about stopping but you hesitate because it all seems so overwhelming to
handle. What should you do? - ✔✔Stop and help to the best of your ability. EMS should
arrive shortly and take over care.
✔✔You are attempting to control bleeding on a coworker who has cut himself while
using a hand tool on a job site. How should you best address the possibility of being
exposed to an infectious bloodborne disease? - ✔✔Wear protective barriers such as
gloves, regardless of your relationship with the person you are helping.
✔✔What is the basic purpose of Good Samaritan laws? - ✔✔To encourage bystanders
to help those in need by protecting anyone who volunteers assistance.
✔✔What is NOT considered a part of a community-wide emergency medical services
(EMS) system? - ✔✔Emergency action plan for a workplace.
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔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.
✔✔You are attending to a person who is unresponsive and is breathing normally. You
are alone and need to leave to activate EMS. Before leaving, what should you do? -
✔✔Place the person in a side-lying recovery position.
✔✔You respond as an EMS provider to a 51-year-old man found collapsed near a car
with its engine running inside a closed garage. Bystanders have dragged him outside
onto the lawn. He is unresponsive and does not appear to be breathing normally. You
cannot feel his carotid pulse. What is the indicated care? - ✔✔Perform CPR with
effective rescue breaths.
✔✔Monitoring, prevention, and treatment of pre-arrest conditions; early recognition of
cardiac arrest and activation of an emergency response protocol; immediate high-
quality CPR; rapid defibrillation; and effective post-cardiac arrest care are the links in
which chain of survival? - ✔✔Adults inside a hospital
✔✔High-performance CPR includes: - ✔✔High-quality CPR skills and an efficient team
approach
, ✔✔In the hospital cafeteria, a hospital employee suddenly begins to cough loudly at her
table. She appears to be trying to get something out of her throat. Her eyes are watering
and she continues to cough forcefully. What should you do? - ✔✔Stay close and let her
try to resolve the problem on her own.
✔✔What are the basic steps of the BLS Assessment in the proper order? - ✔✔Assess
scene safety; check response; check breathing and pulse; activate emergency
response protocol
✔✔You are a newly trained first aid provider responding at work to a report of someone
who has collapsed. Which of the following best describes your role in a medical
emergency? - ✔✔You are trained to recognize, assess, and prioritize the need for first
aid care.
✔✔You are finishing up a job in the shop area at work when you hear a series of loud
thumps and then someone yelling out. You cautiously move around a corner to take a
better look and see a coworker sprawled on the ground at the bottom of a flight of stairs.
She is groaning and appears to be in pain. Some blood is visible on her forehead. What
leads you to believe she might be seriously injured? - ✔✔The suspected mechanism of
injury.
✔✔Smoke is coming out of a utility room where you know a coworker has been
working. What should you do? - ✔✔Pause and assess for hazards before entering the
room.
✔✔You are a trained first aid provider and you encounter a motor vehicle accident
scene while driving to work. Two cars are involved, and it looks like people are injured.
You think about stopping but you hesitate because it all seems so overwhelming to
handle. What should you do? - ✔✔Stop and help to the best of your ability. EMS should
arrive shortly and take over care.
✔✔You are attempting to control bleeding on a coworker who has cut himself while
using a hand tool on a job site. How should you best address the possibility of being
exposed to an infectious bloodborne disease? - ✔✔Wear protective barriers such as
gloves, regardless of your relationship with the person you are helping.
✔✔What is the basic purpose of Good Samaritan laws? - ✔✔To encourage bystanders
to help those in need by protecting anyone who volunteers assistance.
✔✔What is NOT considered a part of a community-wide emergency medical services
(EMS) system? - ✔✔Emergency action plan for a workplace.
