YMCA CPR COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔if 2 providers, - ✔✔one does compressions
one does breaths
can switch every 2 minutes/ in less than 5 seconds
✔✔ When providing rescue breaths using a bag-mask device, it is highly recommended
to: - ✔✔Continue use of an oropharyngeal airway, to maintain an open airway.
✔✔You are part of a three person team performing CPR. One rescuer is giving chest
compressions. You are one of two people giving rescue breaths using a bag-mask
device. Your partner will hold and squeeze the bag. You should: - ✔✔Position the mask
on the person's face, with your palms and thumbs on both sides of the mask
✔✔You are attending to a neighbor who is unresponsive, not breathing, and pulseless.
Your spouse has activated EMS while you begin CPR. You have just given your first set
of compressions and are ready to give your initial rescue breaths using a CPR mask.
You should: - ✔✔Inspect the mask to make sure the one-way valve is in place.
✔✔You are attending to a patient who is unresponsive and is breathing normally. You
are alone and need to activate EMS. You should: - ✔✔Place the person in a recovery
position and then activate EMS
✔✔You are at the park with your dog, walking near a group of teenagers who are
skateboarding along the park paths. Suddenly, they start shouting for help. One of the
teenagers is on the ground and not moving. You should: - ✔✔Pause for a brief moment
and look for obvious hazards
✔✔You are attending to 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. Your next step
should be to: - ✔✔Grasp the shoulder and hip and roll the child toward you
✔✔You respond to a 51-year-old man found collapsed inside a closed garage.
Bystanders have dragged him outside onto the lawn. He is unresponsive and does not
appear to be breathing normally. You can clearly feel his carotid pulse. What is your
next step? - ✔✔Give 10 to 12 rescue breaths per minute
✔✔You are providing care to a 23-year-old found unresponsive at a party. She is
breathing normally and has a pulse. You should immediately: - ✔✔Place the patient in
the recovery position.
, ✔✔You are attending to a child who is unresponsive and not breathing after being
struck by an automobile. To initially open the airway to give rescue breaths use the: -
✔✔Jaw thrust without head-tilt
✔✔You are attending to an adult who has fallen off a ladder from the roof of a nearby
house. She is unresponsive, does not appear to be breathing, and has no palpable
carotid pulse. To open the airway to give rescue breaths during CPR you should: -
✔✔Use a jaw-thrust without head tilt
✔✔You find an 11-year-old child who is unresponsive, blue, and is not breathing
normally. Her friend states that she collapsed and stopped moving after playing the
"pass out" choking game. You are the only trained provider. You need to: - ✔✔Send the
friend to activate EMS and get an AED, then check for a carotid pulse.
✔✔The proper depth of chest compression in a 3-year-old child is at least: - ✔✔1/3 the
depth of the chest or about 2 inches.
✔✔You are performing CPR on your uncle who collapsed at a family gathering where
you are the only trained rescuer. What is the most appropriate approach to deliver
rescue breaths? - ✔✔Use a CPR mask with a one-way valve
✔✔You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old found unresponsive with
occasional gasps. After checking for a pulse, you are not certain if a pulse is present or
not. You should: - ✔✔Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to ventilations.
✔✔After delivering a shock with an AED, you should: - ✔✔Immediately resume CPR
and follow any instructions given by the AED.
✔✔To "observe universal precautions" means: - ✔✔Managing all blood and other body
substances as if they are infectious.
✔✔You have determined a 47-year-old man is unresponsive. In order to assess for
normal breathing, you should: - ✔✔Quickly look at the face and chest.
✔✔It's a hot day, and you are waiting to check out at the grocery store when the woman
standing behind you in line suddenly collapses to the floor. She is unresponsive and
doesn't seem to be breathing. You should: - ✔✔Have someone activate EMS and get
an AED, if one is available, then check for a carotid pulse
✔✔Air blown into the stomach while giving rescue breaths: - ✔✔Can limit lung
movement, cause vomiting, and reduce the effectiveness of rescue breathing.
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔if 2 providers, - ✔✔one does compressions
one does breaths
can switch every 2 minutes/ in less than 5 seconds
✔✔ When providing rescue breaths using a bag-mask device, it is highly recommended
to: - ✔✔Continue use of an oropharyngeal airway, to maintain an open airway.
✔✔You are part of a three person team performing CPR. One rescuer is giving chest
compressions. You are one of two people giving rescue breaths using a bag-mask
device. Your partner will hold and squeeze the bag. You should: - ✔✔Position the mask
on the person's face, with your palms and thumbs on both sides of the mask
✔✔You are attending to a neighbor who is unresponsive, not breathing, and pulseless.
Your spouse has activated EMS while you begin CPR. You have just given your first set
of compressions and are ready to give your initial rescue breaths using a CPR mask.
You should: - ✔✔Inspect the mask to make sure the one-way valve is in place.
✔✔You are attending to a patient who is unresponsive and is breathing normally. You
are alone and need to activate EMS. You should: - ✔✔Place the person in a recovery
position and then activate EMS
✔✔You are at the park with your dog, walking near a group of teenagers who are
skateboarding along the park paths. Suddenly, they start shouting for help. One of the
teenagers is on the ground and not moving. You should: - ✔✔Pause for a brief moment
and look for obvious hazards
✔✔You are attending to 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. Your next step
should be to: - ✔✔Grasp the shoulder and hip and roll the child toward you
✔✔You respond to a 51-year-old man found collapsed inside a closed garage.
Bystanders have dragged him outside onto the lawn. He is unresponsive and does not
appear to be breathing normally. You can clearly feel his carotid pulse. What is your
next step? - ✔✔Give 10 to 12 rescue breaths per minute
✔✔You are providing care to a 23-year-old found unresponsive at a party. She is
breathing normally and has a pulse. You should immediately: - ✔✔Place the patient in
the recovery position.
, ✔✔You are attending to a child who is unresponsive and not breathing after being
struck by an automobile. To initially open the airway to give rescue breaths use the: -
✔✔Jaw thrust without head-tilt
✔✔You are attending to an adult who has fallen off a ladder from the roof of a nearby
house. She is unresponsive, does not appear to be breathing, and has no palpable
carotid pulse. To open the airway to give rescue breaths during CPR you should: -
✔✔Use a jaw-thrust without head tilt
✔✔You find an 11-year-old child who is unresponsive, blue, and is not breathing
normally. Her friend states that she collapsed and stopped moving after playing the
"pass out" choking game. You are the only trained provider. You need to: - ✔✔Send the
friend to activate EMS and get an AED, then check for a carotid pulse.
✔✔The proper depth of chest compression in a 3-year-old child is at least: - ✔✔1/3 the
depth of the chest or about 2 inches.
✔✔You are performing CPR on your uncle who collapsed at a family gathering where
you are the only trained rescuer. What is the most appropriate approach to deliver
rescue breaths? - ✔✔Use a CPR mask with a one-way valve
✔✔You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old found unresponsive with
occasional gasps. After checking for a pulse, you are not certain if a pulse is present or
not. You should: - ✔✔Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to ventilations.
✔✔After delivering a shock with an AED, you should: - ✔✔Immediately resume CPR
and follow any instructions given by the AED.
✔✔To "observe universal precautions" means: - ✔✔Managing all blood and other body
substances as if they are infectious.
✔✔You have determined a 47-year-old man is unresponsive. In order to assess for
normal breathing, you should: - ✔✔Quickly look at the face and chest.
✔✔It's a hot day, and you are waiting to check out at the grocery store when the woman
standing behind you in line suddenly collapses to the floor. She is unresponsive and
doesn't seem to be breathing. You should: - ✔✔Have someone activate EMS and get
an AED, if one is available, then check for a carotid pulse
✔✔Air blown into the stomach while giving rescue breaths: - ✔✔Can limit lung
movement, cause vomiting, and reduce the effectiveness of rescue breathing.
