CPR Practice Test and Answers

CPR Practice Test

This practice test includes 20 multiple-choice questions about CPR/AED. The questions and answers are based on our study guides and coursework that adhere to the most recent guidelines. While the exact questions might not appear on the official certification exam, they can be used as a guide to study for the certification exam.

Sampling of 20 questions found on CPR Certification Exam

What should you do first if you are alone and find an unconscious adult victim with no obvious cause?

Administer an AED

Call 911

Deliver one minute of CPR

Deliver two minutes of CPR

If someone suffers cardiac arrest, how long should you take before starting CPR?

20 seconds

10 seconds

1 minute

30 seconds

While walking in the park, you saw an unconscious adult. The adult is breathing but doesn't have a pulse. What's the best thing you should do?

Perform CPR with chest compression and rescue breathing

Provide rescue breathing only

Perform chest compressions only

Call 911 and wait for the EMS to arrive

You try to give an unresponsive adult a rescue breath, and the chest does not appear to rise when you give the 1st breath. What would you do next?

Perform abdominal thrusts

Do chest compressions only

Stop CPR and wait for EMS

Repeat the head tilt/chin lift maneuver and attempt the breath again

After offering resuscitation in the event of a cardiac arrest and your patient starts breathing, what's the best recovery position to put them in to maintain a clear airway?

In a still position

In a left lateral position

In a stable true lateral position, head-dependent on something and no pressure on the chest

In a stable true lateral position, head-dependent on something with pressure on the chest

You are walking along the sidewalk and see an unconscious child. What is the first thing you should do if you did not witness the collapse?

Perform 2 minutes of CPR

Call 911

Perform chest compression

Provide rescue breathing

While performing CPR on a child, interruptions to chest compressions should be limited to:

Less than 10 seconds

Less than 15 seconds

Less than 20 seconds

1 minute

While you are performing CPR on a child, another rescuer appears on the scene. What do you do next?

Transport the child immediately

Wait until you feel exhausted, then ask the 2nd rescuer to replace you

Ask the second rescuer to help with CPR to minimize fatigue

Ask the second rescuer to give rescue breaths at a ratio of 30:2

What is the latest recommendation for CPR compression depth in an adult patient?

1-2 inches

2 inches

2-2.4 inches

2-2.6 inches

According to the American Heart Association guidelines, what is the recommended chest compression rate during cardiac arrest management?

100-120 compressions per minute

90-100 compressions per minute

Less than 80 compressions per minute

Less than 60 compressions per minute

Chest compressions on an infant are delivered with the?

Entire hand

Fingers

The heel of the palm

Knuckles

How many breaths should be given during a two-rescuer CPR on an adult with an advanced airway in place?

1 breath every 10 compressions

2 breaths every 30 compressions

1 breath every 5 compressions

5 breaths every 30 compressions

What is the appropriate duration when giving rescue breaths

Rescue breaths should last 1 second

Rescue breaths should last 2 seconds

Rescue breaths should last 3 seconds

Rescue breaths should last 4 seconds

What are the correct steps when operating an AED?

Open the AED case, remove the AED pads, apply the AED pads to the patient's chest, and then turn on the AED

Open the AED case, remove the AED pads, turn on the AED, and then apply the AED pads to the patient's chest

Apply the AED pads to the patient's chest, open the AED case, remove the AED pads, and then turn on the AED

Apply the AED pads to the patient's chest, turn on the AED, open the AED case, and then remove the AED pads

Which of the following is not a shockable rhythm?

Asystole

Ventricular fibrillation

Pulseless electrical activity

Ventricular tachycardia

What should you do after attaching the AED pads to the victim's chest?

Give abdominal thrusts.

Allow the device to analyze the victim's heart rhythm.

Check if the victim has a pulse

Turn on the AED.

Why is it necessary for the rescuer to experience recoil between each compression?

To prevent injury to the patient's organ

To allow the heart to fill with oxygenated blood

To allow blood delivery to the brain

To give rest to the rescuer

What is the correct compression depth for infant CPR?

2 inches

3 inches

1/3 of the infant's chest diameter

1/2 of the infant's chest diameter

While you are trying to relieve choking on an infant, the infant loses consciousness. What should you do?

Perform the Heimlich Maneuver

Perform CPR

Do continuous back blows

Transport the infant to the nearest hospital

What's the first thing you should check when entering an emergency situation?

The number of victims

The seriousness of injuries

Imminent dangers in the environment

The location of a first aid kit

Sampling of 20 questions found on CPR Certification Exam

What should you do first if you are alone and find an unconscious adult victim with no obvious cause?

Administer an AED

Call 911

Deliver one minute of CPR

Deliver two minutes of CPR

If someone suffers cardiac arrest, how long should you take before starting CPR?

20 seconds

10 seconds

1 minute

30 seconds

While walking in the park, you saw an unconscious adult. The adult is breathing but doesn't have a pulse. What's the best thing you should do?

Perform CPR with chest compression and rescue breathing

Provide rescue breathing only

Perform chest compressions only

Call 911 and wait for the EMS to arrive

You try to give an unresponsive adult a rescue breath, and the chest does not appear to rise when you give the 1st breath. What would you do next?

Perform abdominal thrusts

Do chest compressions only

Stop CPR and wait for EMS

Repeat the head tilt/chin lift maneuver and attempt the breath again

After offering resuscitation in the event of a cardiac arrest and your patient starts breathing, what's the best recovery position to put them in to maintain a clear airway?

In a still position

In a left lateral position

In a stable true lateral position, head-dependent on something and no pressure on the chest

In a stable true lateral position, head-dependent on something with pressure on the chest

You are walking along the sidewalk and see an unconscious child. What is the first thing you should do if you did not witness the collapse?

Perform 2 minutes of CPR

Call 911

Perform chest compression

Provide rescue breathing

While performing CPR on a child, interruptions to chest compressions should be limited to:

Less than 10 seconds

Less than 15 seconds

Less than 20 seconds

1 minute

While you are performing CPR on a child, another rescuer appears on the scene. What do you do next?

Transport the child immediately

Wait until you feel exhausted, then ask the 2nd rescuer to replace you

Ask the second rescuer to help with CPR to minimize fatigue

Ask the second rescuer to give rescue breaths at a ratio of 30:2

What is the latest recommendation for CPR compression depth in an adult patient?

1-2 inches

2 inches

2-2.4 inches

2-2.6 inches

According to the American Heart Association guidelines, what is the recommended chest compression rate during cardiac arrest management?

100-120 compressions per minute

90-100 compressions per minute

Less than 80 compressions per minute

Less than 60 compressions per minute

Chest compressions on an infant are delivered with the?

Entire hand

Fingers

The heel of the palm

Knuckles

How many breaths should be given during a two-rescuer CPR on an adult with an advanced airway in place?

1 breath every 10 compressions

2 breaths every 30 compressions

1 breath every 5 compressions

5 breaths every 30 compressions

What is the appropriate duration when giving rescue breaths

Rescue breaths should last 1 second

Rescue breaths should last 2 seconds

Rescue breaths should last 3 seconds

Rescue breaths should last 4 seconds

What are the correct steps when operating an AED?

Open the AED case, remove the AED pads, apply the AED pads to the patient's chest, and then turn on the AED

Open the AED case, remove the AED pads, turn on the AED, and then apply the AED pads to the patient's chest

Apply the AED pads to the patient's chest, open the AED case, remove the AED pads, and then turn on the AED

Apply the AED pads to the patient's chest, turn on the AED, open the AED case, and then remove the AED pads

Which of the following is not a shockable rhythm?

Asystole

Ventricular fibrillation

Pulseless electrical activity

Ventricular tachycardia

What should you do after attaching the AED pads to the victim's chest?

Give abdominal thrusts.

Allow the device to analyze the victim's heart rhythm.

Check if the victim has a pulse

Turn on the AED.

Why is it necessary for the rescuer to experience recoil between each compression?

To prevent injury to the patient's organ

To allow the heart to fill with oxygenated blood

To allow blood delivery to the brain

To give rest to the rescuer

What is the correct compression depth for infant CPR?

2 inches

3 inches

1/3 of the infant's chest diameter

1/2 of the infant's chest diameter

While you are trying to relieve choking on an infant, the infant loses consciousness. What should you do?

Perform the Heimlich Maneuver

Perform CPR

Do continuous back blows

Transport the infant to the nearest hospital

What's the first thing you should check when entering an emergency situation?

The number of victims

The seriousness of injuries

Imminent dangers in the environment

The location of a first aid kit