BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) EXAM C TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not
breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency medical
technician, rushes to her with an AED. When the AED arrives, what is the first
step for using it? -- Answer ✔✔ Turn on the AED
2) While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is
being accomplished? -- Answer ✔✔ Compressing to a depth of at least 2 inches
3) What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1-rescuer infant CPR?
-- Answer ✔✔ Give 30 compressions to 2 breaths
4) How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using a
bag-mask device? -- Answer ✔✔ Observing the chest rise with each breath
5) When you are performing CPR on an unresponsive person whom you know is
choking, what modification should you incorporate? -- Answer ✔✔ Each time
you open the airway, you look for the obstructing object.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not
breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency medical
technician, rushes to her with an AED. When the AED arrives, what is the first
step for using it? -- Answer ✔✔ Turn on the AED
2) While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is
being accomplished? -- Answer ✔✔ Compressing to a depth of at least 2 inches
3) What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1-rescuer infant CPR?
-- Answer ✔✔ Give 30 compressions to 2 breaths
4) How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using a
bag-mask device? -- Answer ✔✔ Observing the chest rise with each breath
5) When you are performing CPR on an unresponsive person whom you know is
choking, what modification should you incorporate? -- Answer ✔✔ Each time
you open the airway, you look for the obstructing object.
