YMCA CPR COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER
2026 FULL SOLUTION STUDY GUIDE
● You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old boy found
unresponsive with occasional gasps. You are not certain if a pulse is
present. What should you do? Answer: Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to
ventilations.
● High-performance CPR includes: Answer: High-quality CPR skills
and an efficient team approach
● You are attending to a person who is unresponsive and is breathing
normally. You are alone and need to leave to activate EMS. Before
leaving, what should you do? Answer: Place the person in a side-lying
recovery position.
● You are attending to a person who is unresponsive, not breathing
normally, but you can clearly feel a carotid pulse. What is the
determined problem? Answer: Respiratory arrest
● You have been performing CPR on a 9-year-old child for about 4
minutes. An AED has just arrived. What should you do? Answer: Attach
the AED quickly and follow the voice instructions.
, ● You respond as an EMS provider to a 51-year-old man found
collapsed near a car with its engine running inside a closed garage.
Bystanders have dragged him outside onto the lawn. He is unresponsive
and does not appear to be breathing normally. You cannot feel his carotid
pulse. What is the indicated care? Answer: Perform CPR with effective
rescue breaths.
● A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an
energized power line. The scene has been made safe and you have
determined he is in cardiac arrest. The AED has analyzed the heart and is
indicating a shock is advised. What should you do? Answer: Clear the
person and immediately deliver the shock.
● When providing CPR on a child or infant: Answer: Ensure there is an
open airway for rescue breaths.
● You have responded to a report of an abrupt collapse of a middle-aged
man at a local office building. Your BLS assessment shows the man is
unresponsive, not breathing normally, and has no carotid pulse. This
condition is most likely caused by and treated with: Answer: Sudden
cardiac arrest; CPR, defibrillation
● Prevention of airway and breathing emergencies; early CPR with an
emphasis on effective rescue breaths and, if needed, rapid defibrillation;
early activation of the appropriate emergency response protocol;
effective BLS and ALS care and transportation; and effective post-
2026 FULL SOLUTION STUDY GUIDE
● You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old boy found
unresponsive with occasional gasps. You are not certain if a pulse is
present. What should you do? Answer: Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to
ventilations.
● High-performance CPR includes: Answer: High-quality CPR skills
and an efficient team approach
● You are attending to a person who is unresponsive and is breathing
normally. You are alone and need to leave to activate EMS. Before
leaving, what should you do? Answer: Place the person in a side-lying
recovery position.
● You are attending to a person who is unresponsive, not breathing
normally, but you can clearly feel a carotid pulse. What is the
determined problem? Answer: Respiratory arrest
● You have been performing CPR on a 9-year-old child for about 4
minutes. An AED has just arrived. What should you do? Answer: Attach
the AED quickly and follow the voice instructions.
, ● You respond as an EMS provider to a 51-year-old man found
collapsed near a car with its engine running inside a closed garage.
Bystanders have dragged him outside onto the lawn. He is unresponsive
and does not appear to be breathing normally. You cannot feel his carotid
pulse. What is the indicated care? Answer: Perform CPR with effective
rescue breaths.
● A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an
energized power line. The scene has been made safe and you have
determined he is in cardiac arrest. The AED has analyzed the heart and is
indicating a shock is advised. What should you do? Answer: Clear the
person and immediately deliver the shock.
● When providing CPR on a child or infant: Answer: Ensure there is an
open airway for rescue breaths.
● You have responded to a report of an abrupt collapse of a middle-aged
man at a local office building. Your BLS assessment shows the man is
unresponsive, not breathing normally, and has no carotid pulse. This
condition is most likely caused by and treated with: Answer: Sudden
cardiac arrest; CPR, defibrillation
● Prevention of airway and breathing emergencies; early CPR with an
emphasis on effective rescue breaths and, if needed, rapid defibrillation;
early activation of the appropriate emergency response protocol;
effective BLS and ALS care and transportation; and effective post-
