BLS LATEST EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS PDF 2026
▶ If a choking victim is too large for you to wrap your arms around the
waist, you should perform ________ thrusts Answer: chest
▶ Choking: unresponsive adults or children Answer: -if a choking victim
becomes unresponsive, send someone to activate the emergency
response system
-lower the victim to the ground
-perform CPR with 1 exception: each time you open the airway to give
breaths, look for the obstructing object
-if you see an object that can be easily removed, carefully remove with your
fingers. Do not do a blind finger swab
▶ Choking in infants Answer: 3 steps
▶ Step 1: choking in infants Answer: -first sit or kneel with the infant in
your lap
-hold the infant facedown and resting on your forearm, with the head
slightly lower than the chest
-support the head and jaw with your hand
▶ Step 2: choking in infants Answer: -rest your forearm on your thigh to
provide support
-deliver up to 5 back slaps forcefully between the infant's shoulder blades,
using the heel of your hand
*deliver each slap with sufficient force to attempt to remove the foreign
body
▶ Step 3: choking in infants Answer: -place your free hand on the infant's
back, supporting the head with the palm of your hand. This will cradle the
infant as you turn the infant over faceup
-keep the infant's head lower than the chest, and deliver up to 5 quick
downward chest thrusts
*do this at a rate of about 1 per second, each with the intention of creating
enough force to dislodge the foreign body
ANSWERS PDF 2026
▶ If a choking victim is too large for you to wrap your arms around the
waist, you should perform ________ thrusts Answer: chest
▶ Choking: unresponsive adults or children Answer: -if a choking victim
becomes unresponsive, send someone to activate the emergency
response system
-lower the victim to the ground
-perform CPR with 1 exception: each time you open the airway to give
breaths, look for the obstructing object
-if you see an object that can be easily removed, carefully remove with your
fingers. Do not do a blind finger swab
▶ Choking in infants Answer: 3 steps
▶ Step 1: choking in infants Answer: -first sit or kneel with the infant in
your lap
-hold the infant facedown and resting on your forearm, with the head
slightly lower than the chest
-support the head and jaw with your hand
▶ Step 2: choking in infants Answer: -rest your forearm on your thigh to
provide support
-deliver up to 5 back slaps forcefully between the infant's shoulder blades,
using the heel of your hand
*deliver each slap with sufficient force to attempt to remove the foreign
body
▶ Step 3: choking in infants Answer: -place your free hand on the infant's
back, supporting the head with the palm of your hand. This will cradle the
infant as you turn the infant over faceup
-keep the infant's head lower than the chest, and deliver up to 5 quick
downward chest thrusts
*do this at a rate of about 1 per second, each with the intention of creating
enough force to dislodge the foreign body
