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BLS AHA EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK| COMPLETE 200 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| AHA BLS EXAM
REVIEW 2025 (BRAND NEW!!)
Which is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children?
- cardiac problem
- congenital or acquired heart disease
- respiratory failure or shock
- infection and sepsis - Correct Answer - C
What is the third link in the adult out-of-hospital chain of survival?
- Advanced life support
- High-quality CPR
- prevention
- rapid defibrillation - Correct Answer - D
Which of the following ventilation devices/techniques is not recommended for a single rescuer to provide breaths during CPR?
- Bag-mask device
- Mouth-to-barrier device technique
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- Mouth-to-mask technique - Correct Answer - A
During bag-mask ventilation, which of the following is recommended to minimize the risk of gastric inflation?
- Give breaths as quickly as you can
- Give each breath over as long a time as you can (several seconds)
- Give the largest breaths that you can
- Give a breath just until you see the chest rise - Correct Answer - D
When a child has a pulse rate greater than 60 per minute, but is not breathing effectively, the rescuer should
- Give breaths and compressions
- Give breaths without compressions
- Give chest compressions without breaths
- Connect the AED to the child and analyze - Correct Answer - B
When administering breaths by using a bag-mask device for a child who is not breathing but does have a pulse, the rescuer should
- Squeeze the bag as often as possible
- Give breaths at the rate of 1 breath every 3 to 5 seconds
- Position the child on their stomach
- Avoid performing a head tilt - Correct Answer - B
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pg. 3 In 2-rescuer CPR, while the first rescuer begins chest compressions, the second rescuer should
- Count compressions out loud
- Check for a pulse during compressions
- Do nothing until the first rescuer needs relief
- Maintain an open airway and give ventilations - Correct Answer - D
If a victim of foreign body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive, the rescuer should send someone to activate the emergency response system and immediately
- Perform abdominal thrusts
- Perform blind finger sweeps
- Start CPR beginning with compressions
- Call the victim's doctor - Correct Answer - C
If an unresponsive infant is not breathing and has a heart rate of 53 beats per minute and signs of poor perfusion despite oxygenation and ventilation with a bag and mask, which of the following should you perform?
- One rescue breath every 10 seconds
- Cycles of back blows and chest thrusts
- Chest compressions without breaths
- Both chest compressions and breaths - Correct Answer – D
What is correct chest compression depth for a child? 3 / 4
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- at least 1/4 of depth, about 1 inch
- at least 1/3 of depth, about 1.5 inches
- at least 1/3 of depth, about 2 inches
- at least 1/2 of depth, about 3 inches - Correct Answer - C
For what age victims is the thumb-encircling technique recommended when 2 or more rescuers present?
- a child younger than 3 years
- a child older than 3 years
- an infant older than 1 year
- an infant younger than 1 year - Correct Answer - D
what is correct chest compression depth for an infant?
- at least 1/4 of depth or 1 inch
- at least 1/3 of depth or 1.5 inches
- at least 1/3 of depth or about 2 inches
- at least 1/2 or at least 2.5 inches - Correct Answer - B
The compression-to-breaths ratio for 2-rescuer child CPR is
a. 30:2
b. 5:1
c. 20:2
d. 15:2 - Correct Answer - D
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