YMCA CPR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
To follow a set of infection control practices used whether or not an infection is suspected
To observe standard precautions means:
Children and infants
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?
Adults outside a hospital
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?
Sudden cardiac arrest; CPR, defibrillation
You have responded to a report of an abrupt collapse of a middle-aged man at a local office building.
Your BLS assessment shows the man is unresponsive, not breathing normally, and has no carotid
pulse. This condition is most likely caused by and treated with:
Place her in the side-lying recovery position.
You are providing care to a 23-year-old female found unresponsive on a couch at a party. She is
breathing normally and has a pulse. You should immediately do which of the following?
Immediately provide CPR.
You are attending to a 54-year-old man who collapsed suddenly and is unresponsive. He is not
breathing normally and you cannot feel a pulse. There is no suspicion of trauma and your emergency
response protocol is being activated. What is your next step?
Respiratory arrest
You are attending to a person who is unresponsive, gasping, but you can clearly feel a carotid pulse.
What is the determined problem?
Attach the AED quickly and follow the voice instructions.
You have been performing CPR on a 9-year-old child for about 4 minutes. An AED has just arrived.
What should you do?
Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to ventilations.
You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old boy found unresponsive with occasional
gasps. You are not certain if a pulse is present. What should you do?
Clear the person and immediately deliver the shock.
A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an energized power line. The scene
has been made safe and you have determined he is in cardiac arrest. The AED has analyzed the heart
and is indicating a shock is advised. What should you do?
ANSWERS GRADED A+
To follow a set of infection control practices used whether or not an infection is suspected
To observe standard precautions means:
Children and infants
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?
Adults outside a hospital
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?
Sudden cardiac arrest; CPR, defibrillation
You have responded to a report of an abrupt collapse of a middle-aged man at a local office building.
Your BLS assessment shows the man is unresponsive, not breathing normally, and has no carotid
pulse. This condition is most likely caused by and treated with:
Place her in the side-lying recovery position.
You are providing care to a 23-year-old female found unresponsive on a couch at a party. She is
breathing normally and has a pulse. You should immediately do which of the following?
Immediately provide CPR.
You are attending to a 54-year-old man who collapsed suddenly and is unresponsive. He is not
breathing normally and you cannot feel a pulse. There is no suspicion of trauma and your emergency
response protocol is being activated. What is your next step?
Respiratory arrest
You are attending to a person who is unresponsive, gasping, but you can clearly feel a carotid pulse.
What is the determined problem?
Attach the AED quickly and follow the voice instructions.
You have been performing CPR on a 9-year-old child for about 4 minutes. An AED has just arrived.
What should you do?
Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to ventilations.
You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old boy found unresponsive with occasional
gasps. You are not certain if a pulse is present. What should you do?
Clear the person and immediately deliver the shock.
A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an energized power line. The scene
has been made safe and you have determined he is in cardiac arrest. The AED has analyzed the heart
and is indicating a shock is advised. What should you do?
