CPR Study Guide 2026

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📋 CPR Exam Format at a Glance

Questions

30 min

Time Limit

80%

Passing Score

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📚 CPR Topics to Study (118)

AED Advanced · 36 cards BLS for Healthcare Providers · 36 cards First Aid: Wounds, Burns and Shock · 36 cards Neonatal Resuscitation · 36 cards Opioid Overdose Response and Naloxone · 36 cards Stroke Recognition and Response · 36 cards Airway & Breathing Management · 9 cards Assessment & Recognition of Cardiac Arrest · 9 cards Chest Compressions & Defibrillation · 9 cards Post-Resuscitation Care & Recovery · 9 cards Safety & Scene Management · 9 cards Techniques for Adults & Children · 9 cards Basic CPR · 7 cards Adult CPR and AED Usage · 7 cards Adult CPR and AED Usage · 7 cards Adult CPR and AED Usage · 7 cards Adult CPR and AED Usage · 7 cards AED Advanced · 7 cards AED Advanced · 7 cards AED Advanced · 7 cards AED Advanced · 7 cards Airway & Breathing Management · 7 cards Airway & Breathing Management · 7 cards Airway & Breathing Management · 7 cards Airway & Breathing Management · 7 cards Airway Obstruction and Choking · 7 cards Airway Obstruction and Choking · 7 cards Airway Obstruction and Choking · 7 cards Airway Obstruction and Choking · 7 cards And First Aid · 7 cards

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✍️ Sample CPR Questions & Answers

1. A patient regains a pulse but remains unresponsive. What is the priority next step?

✓ Begin post-cardiac arrest care and monitoring

An unresponsive patient with ROSC needs structured post-arrest care including airway, breathing, and circulation support.

2. What is the recommended initial oxygen concentration for PPV in term (≥37 weeks) newborns during resuscitation?

✓ 21% oxygen (room air)

Current NRP guidelines recommend starting PPV with room air (21% oxygen) for term newborns, titrating upward if oxygen saturation remains low.

3. How long should you check for breathing and a pulse before starting CPR?

✓ No more than 10 seconds

The pulse and breathing check should take no more than 10 seconds to avoid delaying CPR.

4. How long should interruptions in chest compressions ideally last?

✓ Less than 10 seconds

Pauses in compressions should be limited to less than 10 seconds to maintain blood flow.

5. An adult collapses in a public place and is unresponsive. Under what legal concept may you begin CPR without verbal permission?

✓ Implied consent

Implied consent assumes an unresponsive person would agree to lifesaving care if able to do so.

6. How many fingers are used to deliver chest thrusts to an infant?

✓ Two fingers

Two fingers are used to deliver infant chest thrusts.

🎯 Free CPR Practice Tests

First Aid: Wounds, Burns and Shock · 36 questions AED Advanced · 36 questions Stroke Recognition and Response · 36 questions BLS for Healthcare Providers · 36 questions Neonatal Resuscitation · 36 questions Opioid Overdose Response and Naloxone · 36 questions Post-Resuscitation Care & Recovery · 9 questions Chest Compressions & Defibrillation · 9 questions Airway & Breathing Management · 9 questions Assessment & Recognition of Cardiac Arrest · 9 questions

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