BLS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025-2026
When should you start chest compressions after recognizing cardiac arrest? CORRECT ANSWER
within 10 seconds
How many chest compressions should be delivered in one minute? CORRECT ANSWER 100-
120 How deep should chest compressions be? CORRECT ANSWER 2 inches, 5 cm
Why should there be chest recoil? - CORRECT ANSWER -
to allow the heart to refill with blood. (this also carries any medication given to a patient, so if CPR is
n't in the patients chart but it says push drugs, you are just wasting medications)
If a cervical spine injury is suspected, which of the following maneuvers can be used? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Jaw thrust
Which of the following is not immediately a life-threatening event?
Cardiac arrest
Heart attack
Respiratory arrest
Airway obstruction - CORRECT ANSWER -Heart attack
Which of the following organs is irreversibly affected if CPR is delayed beyond three minutes?
Kidney
Liver
Brain
Lungs CORRECT ANSWER Brain
Each rescue breath must be delivered over:
One-second
Two seconds
Three seconds
Four seconds CORRECT ANSWER one second
If too much air is delivered during rescue breathing, what is the most likely complication? what else ca
n this be called? - CORRECT ANSWER -Gastric inflation. Excessive ventilation.
How can you tell that you are giving effective breaths? CORRECT ANSWER Chest rise
Compression ratio for adults vs children CORRECT ANSWER
Adult 30:2, Pediatric for 2 rescuers 15:2, one rescuer 30:2
where do most out of hospital cardiac arrests occur? - CORRECT ANSWER -Home
What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Respiratory failure or shock
what is the third link in the adult out of hospital chain of survival? CORRECT ANSWER
defilation
ANSWERS 2025-2026
When should you start chest compressions after recognizing cardiac arrest? CORRECT ANSWER
within 10 seconds
How many chest compressions should be delivered in one minute? CORRECT ANSWER 100-
120 How deep should chest compressions be? CORRECT ANSWER 2 inches, 5 cm
Why should there be chest recoil? - CORRECT ANSWER -
to allow the heart to refill with blood. (this also carries any medication given to a patient, so if CPR is
n't in the patients chart but it says push drugs, you are just wasting medications)
If a cervical spine injury is suspected, which of the following maneuvers can be used? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Jaw thrust
Which of the following is not immediately a life-threatening event?
Cardiac arrest
Heart attack
Respiratory arrest
Airway obstruction - CORRECT ANSWER -Heart attack
Which of the following organs is irreversibly affected if CPR is delayed beyond three minutes?
Kidney
Liver
Brain
Lungs CORRECT ANSWER Brain
Each rescue breath must be delivered over:
One-second
Two seconds
Three seconds
Four seconds CORRECT ANSWER one second
If too much air is delivered during rescue breathing, what is the most likely complication? what else ca
n this be called? - CORRECT ANSWER -Gastric inflation. Excessive ventilation.
How can you tell that you are giving effective breaths? CORRECT ANSWER Chest rise
Compression ratio for adults vs children CORRECT ANSWER
Adult 30:2, Pediatric for 2 rescuers 15:2, one rescuer 30:2
where do most out of hospital cardiac arrests occur? - CORRECT ANSWER -Home
What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Respiratory failure or shock
what is the third link in the adult out of hospital chain of survival? CORRECT ANSWER
defilation
