Adult Basic Life Support
Recognition of adult cardiac arrest, high-quality CPR and safe AED use based on Resuscitation Council UK 2025 guidance.
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- Q1 When should 999 be called after finding an unresponsive adult?
- Hint: The 2025 sequence changed the timing of the call.
- A Immediately, before assessing whether breathing is normal.
- Q2 Which two findings mean adult cardiac arrest should be assumed?
- Hint: Agonal gasps and panting are abnormal.
- A Unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing.
- Q3 After brief seizure-like activity in an unresponsive adult stops, what should you assess?
- Hint: Cardiac arrest can begin with seizure-like movements.
- A Their breathing.
- Q4 What is the recommended adult chest-compression rate?
- Hint: Faster is not necessarily better.
- A 100 to 120 compressions per minute.
- Q5 What is the recommended adult chest-compression depth?
- Hint: Both a minimum and maximum are specified.
- A At least 5 cm, but no more than 6 cm.
About this deck
Adult Basic Life Support is a 12-card flashcard deck covering clinical for paramedic clinical revision. Recognition of adult cardiac arrest, high-quality CPR and safe AED use based on Resuscitation Council UK 2025 guidance.
This deck is part of the official SnapMedic flashcard library, written and maintained by working UK paramedics for student paramedics, newly qualified paramedics (NQPs), and experienced clinicians. All cards work offline once downloaded and use spaced repetition to move information into long-term memory.
Last updated 13 August 2026.
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