1. What is the recommended rate for chest compressions for adults during CPR?
A. 60-80/min
B. 80-100/min
C. 100-120/min ✅
D. 120-140/min
2. What is the compression depth for an adult during CPR?
A. At least 1 inch
B. About 1.5 inches
C. At least 2 inches ✅
D. About 3 inches
3. How often should you switch roles during two-rescuer CPR to avoid fatigue?
A. Every 5 minutes
B. After every 30 compressions
C. Every 2 minutes ✅
D. Only when the AED arrives
4. What is the compression-to-ventilation ratio for 1-rescuer adult CPR?
A. 30:2 ✅
B. 15:2
C. 5:1
D. 2:30
5. What is the first step when using an AED?
A. Apply pads to the chest
B. Clear the victim
C. Power on the AED ✅
D. Start chest compressions
6. If the AED advises “no shock,” what should you do next?
A. Wait
B. Turn off the AED
C. Resume compressions immediately ✅
D. Give breaths only
7. For infant CPR (single rescuer), what is the correct compression-to-ventilation ratio?
A. 15:1
B. 30:2 ✅
C. 15:2
D. 20:2
8. What is the best method for giving chest compressions to an infant (single rescuer)?
A. Two thumbs encircling hands
B. Heel of one hand
C. Two fingers in the center of the chest ✅
D. Full hand over the chest
9. What is the correct hand placement for adult chest compressions?
A. On the upper sternum
B. On the lower abdomen
C. On the lower half of the sternum ✅
D. On the ribs
10. What is the compression depth for children?
A. 1 inch
B. About 2 inches ✅
C. 3 inches
D. As deep as possible
11. How do you know a rescue breath is effective?
A. Chest rises visibly ✅
B. Victim coughs
C. Breaths are loud
D. Breaths take longer than 10 seconds
12. What is the most important part of CPR?
A. Ventilations
B. Calling 911
C. Defibrillation
D. High-quality chest compressions ✅
13. When giving breaths with a bag-mask device, what is the best technique for 2 rescuers?
A. Head-tilt, chin-lift
B. One rescuer holds mask with one hand
C. One rescuer seals the mask with both hands, the other squeezes the bag ✅
D. Use a face shield
14. What is the correct compression-to-ventilation ratio for 2-rescuer infant CPR?
A. 30:2
B. 10:2
C. 15:2 ✅
D. 5:1
15. What is the first thing you should do if you see a collapsed victim?
A. Check pulse
B. Activate EMS and get AED ✅
C. Give breaths
D. Start compressions
16. What should you do after delivering a shock with the AED?
A. Check for a pulse
B. Give 2 breaths
C. Immediately resume chest compressions ✅
D. Turn off AED
17. What is the correct compression rate for all age groups in BLS?
A. 80–100/min
B. 100–120/min ✅
C. 60–80/min
D. Over 140/min
18. Which of the following indicates poor-quality CPR?
A. Compression depth of 2 inches
B. Compression rate of 110/min
C. Incomplete chest recoil ✅
D. 30:2 ratio
19. How long should each rescue breath be delivered over?
A. 1 second ✅
B. 2 seconds
C. 5 seconds
D. 10 seconds
20. What is the recommended method for relieving choking in a responsive adult?
A. Chest compressions
B. Back blows only
C. Abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) ✅
D. Blind finger sweep
21. If an infant is choking and becomes unresponsive, what is the first step?
A. Look for the object
B. Start CPR beginning with compressions ✅
C. Try to give breaths
D. Give back blows
22. What should be done when giving compressions to a child who is too small for two hands?
A. Use a closed fist
B. Use one hand ✅
C. Use two fingers
D. Use elbows
23. What do you do if you’re alone and find an unresponsive infant?
A. Leave the baby and get help
B. Start CPR, then get help after 2 minutes ✅
C. Shake the baby
D. Immediately give 5 back slaps
24. How do you open the airway for an unresponsive victim without suspected spinal injury?
A. Jaw thrust
B. Chin tilt only
C. Head tilt–chin lift ✅
D. Hyperextend the neck
25. What is the most effective way to confirm a pulse in an adult?
A. Check the wrist
B. Check the carotid artery ✅
C. Listen for a heartbeat
D. Check the brachial artery
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You said:
now make them into secenerio tpye questions a little harder
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Absolutely! Here’s a more challenging set of 25 scenario-based AHA BLS test questions, each with 4 multiple-choice answers and the correct answer marked with ✅. These are designed to reflect real-world critical thinking and decision-making skills needed in BLS situations.
1. You find a middle-aged man collapsed in a shopping mall. He’s unresponsive and not breathing normally. No one else is around. What is your best next action?
A. Start chest compressions immediately
B. Give two rescue breaths
C. Leave to call for help and get an AED ✅
D. Check for a pulse for 10 seconds
2. While performing CPR on an adult, another trained rescuer arrives. What should they do first?
A. Take over compressions right away
B. Check the victim’s pulse
C. Retrieve the AED and prepare to use it ✅
D. Deliver rescue breaths
3. A 6-year-old child suddenly collapses on the playground. You and another rescuer assess that she is unresponsive, not breathing normally, and has no pulse. What compression-to-breath ratio should you use?
A. 30:2
B. 15:2 ✅
C. 10:2
D. 5:1
4. During CPR, your partner notices the chest isn’t rising with rescue breaths. What’s the most likely cause?
A. Excessive air
B. Poor mask seal or airway obstruction ✅
C. Compressions are too deep
D. Patient has no pulse
5. You’re performing chest compressions on an adult when the AED arrives. What do you do first?
A. Apply the pads immediately
B. Stop CPR and check for breathing
C. Power on the AED ✅
D. Check the pulse again
6. You’re alone and find a baby who is unresponsive and not breathing. You shout for help but no one comes. After confirming no pulse, what do you do next?
A. Call 911 before starting CPR
B. Begin CPR for 2 minutes, then call 911 ✅
C. Deliver 5 back slaps and 5 chest thrusts
D. Apply the AED first
7. You are using a bag-mask device with another rescuer. What role should you perform for best effectiveness?
A. Deliver breaths with one hand on the mask
B. Squeeze the bag and monitor chest rise
C. Seal the mask with both hands while the other rescuer squeezes the bag ✅
D. Give compressions while watching ventilations
8. You notice the AED pads are too large for an infant. What should you do?
A. Use adult pads, placing one on the chest and one on the back ✅
B. Use them both on the chest
C. Wait until pediatric pads arrive
D. Don’t use the AED
9. During 2-rescuer CPR on a 10-year-old, you switch roles. Why is this recommended every 2 minutes?
A. To check the rhythm
B. To prevent rescuer fatigue and maintain compression quality ✅
C. To give a break to the ventilations rescuer
D. It’s required by AED protocol
10. What should you do if you witness a teen collapse and you have immediate access to an AED and phone?
A. Start CPR
B. Apply the AED
C. Activate EMS, then start CPR ✅
D. Check pulse for 10 seconds
11. A choking adult becomes unresponsive. What should you do first?
A. Perform back blows
B. Check for the object in their mouth
C. Begin CPR, starting with compressions ✅
D. Deliver abdominal thrusts
12. You arrive at the scene of a collapsed coworker who is gasping and unresponsive. A pulse is present. What do you do?
A. Begin chest compressions
B. Deliver rescue breaths every 5–6 seconds ✅
C. Monitor the victim only
D. Begin abdominal thrusts
13. You and a partner are performing CPR on a 2-year-old child. What’s the preferred compression technique?
A. One-hand technique
B. Two-thumb encircling hands technique ✅
C. Two-finger technique
D. Heel of one hand on chest
14. During CPR, you notice the chest isn’t fully recoiling after each compression. What should you do?
A. Push harder
B. Allow full recoil between compressions ✅
C. Increase compression rate
D. Ignore it if rate is above 100/min
15. You’re performing CPR and someone brings a second AED. What do you do?
A. Replace the current AED
B. Switch to the second AED
C. Continue using the first AED ✅
D. Use both AEDs simultaneously
16. While delivering CPR, you notice your partner’s compression rate has slowed below 100/min. What is your best action?
A. Say nothing
B. Encourage faster compressions ✅
C. Switch to breaths
D. Pause CPR to discuss technique
17. You find an adult athlete down on the basketball court. He’s breathing with irregular gasps. What should you do?
A. Wait and observe
B. Treat as normal breathing
C. Begin CPR ✅
D. Give only breaths
18. In a hospital setting, a monitored patient becomes unresponsive. There is no pulse, but the monitor shows normal sinus rhythm. What do you do?
A. Start CPR ✅
B. Give oxygen only
C. Wait for defibrillator
D. Give atropine
19. Which of the following is a sign of high-quality CPR?
A. Compressions are fast and shallow
B. Chest doesn’t recoil
C. Rate of 100–120 with full recoil and depth ✅
D. 60 compressions per minute
20. When do you use the jaw-thrust maneuver instead of head-tilt chin-lift?
A. When victim is choking
B. When the airway is blocked
C. If spinal injury is suspected ✅
D. In infants only
21. You’re performing compressions on a 9-year-old and unsure whether to use one or two hands. What determines this?
A. Your certification
B. Victim’s size ✅
C. AED instructions
D. Presence of another rescuer
22. You suspect a foreign body airway obstruction in an unresponsive infant. What do you do after 30 compressions?
A. Give back blows
B. Open the airway and look for an object ✅
C. Check the pulse
D. Deliver a shock
23. What’s your best action if you see someone collapse, but you’re unsure if they’re breathing?
A. Assume they are
B. Check for chest rise and responsiveness
C. Treat as if not breathing and begin CPR ✅
D. Wait for 1 minute
24. A patient has a pulse but is not breathing after opioid overdose. What do you do?
A. Start chest compressions
B. Deliver naloxone and begin rescue breaths ✅
C. Use an AED
D. Wait for spontaneous breathing
25. After providing high-quality CPR for 2 minutes, the AED says “no shock advised.” What is your next step?
A. Reanalyze rhythm
B. Stop CPR
C. Resume chest compressions immediately ✅
D. Give 2 rescue breaths
