BLS Certification Test UPDATED Study
Guide QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Order of Actions for Helping a Victim - CORRECT ANSWERS Check
scene, check responsiveness, call for help & call 911, and get the AED if alone
Signs a Victim Needs CPR - CORRECT ANSWERS No breathing or
abnormal breathing, unresponsiveness, no pulse
Opening Airway of Unresponsive Victim - CORRECT ANSWERS
Head-tilt chin lift
Maximum Time to Check for Pulse - CORRECT ANSWERS No more
than 10 seconds
Appropriate Movement of Adult Victim Needing CPR - CORRECT ANSWERS
When laying in water, if environment is or becomes dangerous, or if CPR
can't be effectively performed in the area
Limit for Interruptions in Chest Compressions - CORRECT ANSWERS
Less than 10 seconds
Importance of Complete Chest Recoil in CPR - CORRECT ANSWERS
Allows heart to refill with blood
Frequency of Switching Compressors during CPR - CORRECT ANSWERS
Every 5 sets of 30:2 breaths, every 2 minutes, or when AED prompts to
analyze heart rhythm
, Importance of Chest Compressions - CORRECT ANSWERS Keeps
blood flowing
When to Deliver a Shock from AED - CORRECT ANSWERS When
AED instructs to do so
Best Way to Handle Choking in Responsive Adult - CORRECT ANSWERS
Abdominal Thrusts
Action for Unresponsive Choking Adult During Abdominal Thrusts -
CORRECT ANSWERS Lay Them Down and Begin CPR
Compression-Ventilation Ratio for 1-Rescuer Infant CPR - CORRECT
ANSWERS 30:2
Location of Brachial Pulse - CORRECT ANSWERS Inside of Upper
Arm
When to Use Bag-Mask on Victim Needing Breaths - CORRECT ANSWERS
Only with Two Rescuers
Required Compression Depths for Adults, Children, Infants - CORRECT
ANSWERS Adults: At Least 5 cm
Children: 1/3 of Chest Depth or Around 5 cm
Infants: 1/3 AP diameter Chest Depth 4 cm
Action for Child with Pulse But Not Breathing - CORRECT ANSWERS
Give breath every 2-3 secs
Guide QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Order of Actions for Helping a Victim - CORRECT ANSWERS Check
scene, check responsiveness, call for help & call 911, and get the AED if alone
Signs a Victim Needs CPR - CORRECT ANSWERS No breathing or
abnormal breathing, unresponsiveness, no pulse
Opening Airway of Unresponsive Victim - CORRECT ANSWERS
Head-tilt chin lift
Maximum Time to Check for Pulse - CORRECT ANSWERS No more
than 10 seconds
Appropriate Movement of Adult Victim Needing CPR - CORRECT ANSWERS
When laying in water, if environment is or becomes dangerous, or if CPR
can't be effectively performed in the area
Limit for Interruptions in Chest Compressions - CORRECT ANSWERS
Less than 10 seconds
Importance of Complete Chest Recoil in CPR - CORRECT ANSWERS
Allows heart to refill with blood
Frequency of Switching Compressors during CPR - CORRECT ANSWERS
Every 5 sets of 30:2 breaths, every 2 minutes, or when AED prompts to
analyze heart rhythm
, Importance of Chest Compressions - CORRECT ANSWERS Keeps
blood flowing
When to Deliver a Shock from AED - CORRECT ANSWERS When
AED instructs to do so
Best Way to Handle Choking in Responsive Adult - CORRECT ANSWERS
Abdominal Thrusts
Action for Unresponsive Choking Adult During Abdominal Thrusts -
CORRECT ANSWERS Lay Them Down and Begin CPR
Compression-Ventilation Ratio for 1-Rescuer Infant CPR - CORRECT
ANSWERS 30:2
Location of Brachial Pulse - CORRECT ANSWERS Inside of Upper
Arm
When to Use Bag-Mask on Victim Needing Breaths - CORRECT ANSWERS
Only with Two Rescuers
Required Compression Depths for Adults, Children, Infants - CORRECT
ANSWERS Adults: At Least 5 cm
Children: 1/3 of Chest Depth or Around 5 cm
Infants: 1/3 AP diameter Chest Depth 4 cm
Action for Child with Pulse But Not Breathing - CORRECT ANSWERS
Give breath every 2-3 secs
