YMCA BLS actual exam questions with
verified correct detailed answers latest
update 2025-2026 graded A+
Which of the following is true when opening an infant airway to
provide rescue breaths?
1. Maintain the head in a neutral "sniffing" position when using the
head tilt - chin lift.
2. Hyperextend or hyperflex the head tilt when using the head tilt -
chin lift.
3. Give a large volume breath when delivering rescue breaths to
ensure adequate ventilation.
4. Once you have positioned the infant's head, do not adjust the
position or the airway will close. --- correct answer ---Maintain the
head in a neutral "sniffing" position when using the head tilt - chin
lift.
Which of the following is the common AED pad placement for an
infant?
1. Anterior placement, at the top right chest
,2. Lateral placement, at the lower left chest
3. Side-by-side placement, center of the chest
4. Front-and-back placement, center of the chest --- correct answer ---
front and back placement, center of the chest
You are the only BLS Provider responding to "baby not breathing." A
panic-stricken grandparent says they put the baby down for a regular
nap and discovered her not breathing 3 hours later. The scene is safe.
You have taken standard precautions. The infant is unresponsive. You
have activated EMS and/or your EAP. Other providers are on the way
with an AED. The infant is not breathing. There is no brachial pulse.
The infant's lips are blue. The extremities are cool. What should you
do?
1. Assess for a femoral pulse.
2. Provide one breath every 2-3 seconds.
3. Immediately start high-quality CPR, beginning with chest
compressions.
,4. Check the brachial pulse every 2 minutes until other providers
arrive with the AED. --- correct answer ---immediately start high
quality CPR, beginning with chest compressions
When two or more BLS providers attempt to resuscitate an infant:
1. Use CPR cycles with a compression-to-ventilation ratio of 30
compressions to 2 breaths.
2. Provider 1 delivers high-quality compressions while Provider 2
delivers effective breaths.
3. Avoid switching positions until a third BLS provider arrives with
the AED.
4. Providers adjust to giving ventilations first before delivery chest
compressions. --- correct answer ---Provider 1 delivers high-quality
compressions while Provider 2 delivers effective breaths.
You are responding to a shout for help from Outpatient Services. As
you approach, you find a distraught teen holding a pale, 2-month-old
infant. "I was feeding him. He started choking. Oh please - please -
help him." The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions.
The responsive infant is coughing weakly and making a whistling
sound when inhaling. You have activated your facility's EAP. What
should you do now?
, 1. Calm the teen. Stand ready to help if things get worse.
2. Attempt to sweep out the obstruction with your finger.
3. Hold the infant facedown over your forearm and give 5 back slaps.
4. Place the infant on a firm, flat surface. Begin CPR starting with
compressions. --- correct answer ---hold the infant facedown over
your forearm and give 5 back slaps
Early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EMS is
which link in the adult Out-of-Hospital chain of survival?
1. Prevention
2. High-Quality CPR
3. Advanced Resuscitation
4. Activation of Emergency Response --- correct answer ---activation
of emergency response
Which link in the out-of-hospital adult chain of survival is critical to
survival when a patient's heart is in an abnormal rhythm like
verified correct detailed answers latest
update 2025-2026 graded A+
Which of the following is true when opening an infant airway to
provide rescue breaths?
1. Maintain the head in a neutral "sniffing" position when using the
head tilt - chin lift.
2. Hyperextend or hyperflex the head tilt when using the head tilt -
chin lift.
3. Give a large volume breath when delivering rescue breaths to
ensure adequate ventilation.
4. Once you have positioned the infant's head, do not adjust the
position or the airway will close. --- correct answer ---Maintain the
head in a neutral "sniffing" position when using the head tilt - chin
lift.
Which of the following is the common AED pad placement for an
infant?
1. Anterior placement, at the top right chest
,2. Lateral placement, at the lower left chest
3. Side-by-side placement, center of the chest
4. Front-and-back placement, center of the chest --- correct answer ---
front and back placement, center of the chest
You are the only BLS Provider responding to "baby not breathing." A
panic-stricken grandparent says they put the baby down for a regular
nap and discovered her not breathing 3 hours later. The scene is safe.
You have taken standard precautions. The infant is unresponsive. You
have activated EMS and/or your EAP. Other providers are on the way
with an AED. The infant is not breathing. There is no brachial pulse.
The infant's lips are blue. The extremities are cool. What should you
do?
1. Assess for a femoral pulse.
2. Provide one breath every 2-3 seconds.
3. Immediately start high-quality CPR, beginning with chest
compressions.
,4. Check the brachial pulse every 2 minutes until other providers
arrive with the AED. --- correct answer ---immediately start high
quality CPR, beginning with chest compressions
When two or more BLS providers attempt to resuscitate an infant:
1. Use CPR cycles with a compression-to-ventilation ratio of 30
compressions to 2 breaths.
2. Provider 1 delivers high-quality compressions while Provider 2
delivers effective breaths.
3. Avoid switching positions until a third BLS provider arrives with
the AED.
4. Providers adjust to giving ventilations first before delivery chest
compressions. --- correct answer ---Provider 1 delivers high-quality
compressions while Provider 2 delivers effective breaths.
You are responding to a shout for help from Outpatient Services. As
you approach, you find a distraught teen holding a pale, 2-month-old
infant. "I was feeding him. He started choking. Oh please - please -
help him." The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions.
The responsive infant is coughing weakly and making a whistling
sound when inhaling. You have activated your facility's EAP. What
should you do now?
, 1. Calm the teen. Stand ready to help if things get worse.
2. Attempt to sweep out the obstruction with your finger.
3. Hold the infant facedown over your forearm and give 5 back slaps.
4. Place the infant on a firm, flat surface. Begin CPR starting with
compressions. --- correct answer ---hold the infant facedown over
your forearm and give 5 back slaps
Early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EMS is
which link in the adult Out-of-Hospital chain of survival?
1. Prevention
2. High-Quality CPR
3. Advanced Resuscitation
4. Activation of Emergency Response --- correct answer ---activation
of emergency response
Which link in the out-of-hospital adult chain of survival is critical to
survival when a patient's heart is in an abnormal rhythm like
