BLS Practice Test

Take the free BLS Practice Test provided below in order to prepare you for our official BLS online exam. The practice exam consists of 10 multiple-choice questions that are derived from the BLS provider handbook and adhere to the latest ILCOR and ECC guidelines.

1. What is the recommended BLS sequence for the 2020 ILCOR guidelines?

Airway, Breathing, Check Pulse

Compressions, Airway, Breathing

Airway, Breathing, Compressions

Airway, Check Pulse, Breathing

2. What ventilation rate should be used when CPR has been used to bring back a person’s pulse yet they are not breathing?

6-8 breaths per minute

10-12 breaths per minute

18-20 breaths per minute

Depends on his color

3. BLS considers an infant to be the following age:

Under one year

2 years

3 years

4 years

4. Which step is NOT a part of the five steps in the Adult Chain of Survival?

Early CPR

Rapid defibrillation

Use of cardiovascular medications

Integrated post-cardiac arrest care

5. How would you use the AED if you had a 49-year-old female suffers a witnessed cardiac arrest, has a history of cardiac issues and you notice a healed incision covering a bulge that is under her skin in the upper left side of her chest?

AED cannot be used in this person.

You should put a magnet over the bulge before using the AED.

You should place pads over the bulge.

You should avoid placing pads over the bulge.

6. What do you do after immediately after delivering a shock to a person with the AED?

Reassess for a pulse.

Do chest compressions only.

Resume CPR.

Do ventilation only.

7. Before seeking assistance in single-rescuer scenarios ventilations are delivered to a pediatric arrest person for this reason:

911 response times are generally slow.

The parents are often nearby.

Most pediatric cardiac arrests are due to respiratory arrest.

The use of an AED is contraindicated in pediatrics.

8. A 21-year-old intoxicated college student turns blue and appears to be struggling to breath while eating a hot dog at a bar. You are concerned that this student may have choked. What is the best method to clear the obstruction from the airway?

Start CPR

Abdominal thrust (Heimlich maneuver)

Back blow/ chest thrust

Blind finger sweep

9. Check for danger, ____________, and send for help are the first three steps you should take when alone to stabilize a person who appears to be having a cardiac or respiratory arrest.

Establish IV access

Insert an advanced airway

Check for response

Start CPR

10. What are the correct steps for AED operation?

Power on the AED, attach electrode pads, shock the person, and analyze the rhythm.

Power on the AED, attach electrode pads, analyze the rhythm, and shock the person.

Power on the AED, analyze the rhythm, attach electrode pads, and shock the person.

Power on the AED, shock the person, attach electrode pads, and analyze the rhythm.

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