BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) You are alone when you encounter a patient in what appears to be cardiac or
respiratory arrest. What are the first three steps you should take to stabilize the
patient? Check for danger, ____________, and send for help. -- Answer ✔✔
Check for response
2) In both infants and children, the compression to ventilation ratio for one-rescuer
CPR is: -- Answer ✔✔ 30:2
3) A 21 year old intoxicated college student turns blue and collapses while eating a
hot dog at a bar. What is the most likely cause? -- Answer ✔✔ Choking
4) You assess that the patient still has a pulse, what is the next step in managing this
case? -- Answer ✔✔ Open airway
5) What age is a considered an infant for BLS purposes? -- Answer ✔✔ Under 1
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) You are alone when you encounter a patient in what appears to be cardiac or
respiratory arrest. What are the first three steps you should take to stabilize the
patient? Check for danger, ____________, and send for help. -- Answer ✔✔
Check for response
2) In both infants and children, the compression to ventilation ratio for one-rescuer
CPR is: -- Answer ✔✔ 30:2
3) A 21 year old intoxicated college student turns blue and collapses while eating a
hot dog at a bar. What is the most likely cause? -- Answer ✔✔ Choking
4) You assess that the patient still has a pulse, what is the next step in managing this
case? -- Answer ✔✔ Open airway
5) What age is a considered an infant for BLS purposes? -- Answer ✔✔ Under 1
