CPR CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
▶ Which team role makes treatment decisions and assigns roles? Answer:
team leader
▶ Which of the following are resuscitation triangle roles in a high-
performance team? Answer: -AED/Monitor/Defibrillator
-compressor
-airway
▶ While performing high-quality CPR, when do pauses in compressions
typically occur? Answer: -intubation
-compressor switches
-defibrillation
-rhythm analysis
-pulse checks
▶ Assesses the patient and provides compressions Answer: compressor
▶ Operates the AED and alternates with the Compressor after every 5
cycles or 2 minutes to avoid fatigue Answer: monitor/defibrillator
▶ provides ventilation Answer: airway
▶ Assigning your team members to individual roles and outlining what each
member needs to do during the resuscitation attempt is an example of what
element of high-performance team dynamics? Answer: clear roles and
responsibilities
▶ You and your team have initiated compressions and ventilation. The
AED was attached, and "no shock" was advised. Your team has continued
CPR for 1 minute. You tell your team in a respectful, clear, and calm voice,
"Leslie, during the next analysis by the AED, I want you and Justin to
switch positions, and I want you to perform compressions for the next
cycle." Leslie replies, "Got it. Next time the AED analyzes, I will switch with
Justin and assume the role of Compressor."
, This is an example of which element of high-performance team dynamics?
Answer: closed-loop communication
▶ As Team Leader, you notice that your Compressor is pushing too fast. It
is important to correct actions that are incorrect, but it is also important to
be tactful when delivering this correction to a colleague.
This is an example of what element of team dynamics? Answer:
constructive intervention
▶ What action can you take as a team during and after a resuscitation
attempt that helps individual team members perform better and brings
awareness to system strengths and deficiencies? Answer: debriefing
▶ AED special considerations Answer: hairy chest, water, transdermal
medicine patch, implanted defibrillator or pacemaker, defibrillation for
infants less than 1 year of age
▶ Hairy chest Answer: -if your AED has 1 set of pads and a razor, quickly
shave the area and then apply the pads
-if your AED has 2 sets of pads, use the first set to remove the hair. Apply
the first set of pads, press them down so they stick as much as possible,
and quickly pull them off. Then apply the new, second set of pads
▶ Water Answer: -if someone is lying in water, quickly move the victim to a
dry area; if the victim is lying is snow or a small puddle, use the AED
-if the chest is covered with water or sweat, wipe the chest before attaching
the pads
▶ Transdermal medicine patch Answer: -do not place the pad directly over
a medicine patch
-take the patch off and quickly wipe the chest before you put on the pad
▶ Implanted defibrillator or pacemaker Answer: -if you see a lump
indicating a device, avoid placing the pad directly over it
▶ Defibrillation for infants less than 1 year of age Answer: -a manual
defibrillator is preferred rather than an AED
-if a manual defibrillator is not available, an AED with a pediatric does
attenuator is preferred
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
▶ Which team role makes treatment decisions and assigns roles? Answer:
team leader
▶ Which of the following are resuscitation triangle roles in a high-
performance team? Answer: -AED/Monitor/Defibrillator
-compressor
-airway
▶ While performing high-quality CPR, when do pauses in compressions
typically occur? Answer: -intubation
-compressor switches
-defibrillation
-rhythm analysis
-pulse checks
▶ Assesses the patient and provides compressions Answer: compressor
▶ Operates the AED and alternates with the Compressor after every 5
cycles or 2 minutes to avoid fatigue Answer: monitor/defibrillator
▶ provides ventilation Answer: airway
▶ Assigning your team members to individual roles and outlining what each
member needs to do during the resuscitation attempt is an example of what
element of high-performance team dynamics? Answer: clear roles and
responsibilities
▶ You and your team have initiated compressions and ventilation. The
AED was attached, and "no shock" was advised. Your team has continued
CPR for 1 minute. You tell your team in a respectful, clear, and calm voice,
"Leslie, during the next analysis by the AED, I want you and Justin to
switch positions, and I want you to perform compressions for the next
cycle." Leslie replies, "Got it. Next time the AED analyzes, I will switch with
Justin and assume the role of Compressor."
, This is an example of which element of high-performance team dynamics?
Answer: closed-loop communication
▶ As Team Leader, you notice that your Compressor is pushing too fast. It
is important to correct actions that are incorrect, but it is also important to
be tactful when delivering this correction to a colleague.
This is an example of what element of team dynamics? Answer:
constructive intervention
▶ What action can you take as a team during and after a resuscitation
attempt that helps individual team members perform better and brings
awareness to system strengths and deficiencies? Answer: debriefing
▶ AED special considerations Answer: hairy chest, water, transdermal
medicine patch, implanted defibrillator or pacemaker, defibrillation for
infants less than 1 year of age
▶ Hairy chest Answer: -if your AED has 1 set of pads and a razor, quickly
shave the area and then apply the pads
-if your AED has 2 sets of pads, use the first set to remove the hair. Apply
the first set of pads, press them down so they stick as much as possible,
and quickly pull them off. Then apply the new, second set of pads
▶ Water Answer: -if someone is lying in water, quickly move the victim to a
dry area; if the victim is lying is snow or a small puddle, use the AED
-if the chest is covered with water or sweat, wipe the chest before attaching
the pads
▶ Transdermal medicine patch Answer: -do not place the pad directly over
a medicine patch
-take the patch off and quickly wipe the chest before you put on the pad
▶ Implanted defibrillator or pacemaker Answer: -if you see a lump
indicating a device, avoid placing the pad directly over it
▶ Defibrillation for infants less than 1 year of age Answer: -a manual
defibrillator is preferred rather than an AED
-if a manual defibrillator is not available, an AED with a pediatric does
attenuator is preferred
