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AdvancedmCardiovascularmLifemSupportmEx
ammVersionmBm(50mquestions)
1. WhatmshouldmbemdonemtomminimizeminterruptionsminmchestmcompressionsmduringmC
PR?
A. Performmpulsemchecksmonlymaftermdefibrillation.
B. ContinuemCPRmwhilemthemdefibrillatormismcharging.
C. AdministermIVmmedicationsmonlymwhenmbreathsmaremgiven.
D. ContinuemtomusemAEDmevenmaftermthemarrivalmofmammanualmdefibrillator.
2. Whichmconditionmismanmindicationmtomstopmormwithholdmresuscitativemefforts?
A. Unwitnessedmarrest
B. Safetymthreatmtomproviders
C. Patientmagemgreatermthanm85myears
D. Nomreturnmofmspontaneousmcirculationmafterm10mminutesmofmCPR
3. Aftermverifyingmthemabsencemofmampulse,myouminitiatemCPRmwithmadequatembagmask
mventilation.mThempatient’smleadmIImECGmappearsmbelow.mWhatmismyourmne
xtmaction?
A. IVmormIOmaccess
B. Endotrachealmtubemplacement
C. ConsultationmwithmcardiologymformpossiblemPCI
, D. Applicationmofmamtranscutaneousmpacemaker
4. Afterm verifyingm unresponsivenessm andm abnormalm breathing,m youm activ
atemthememergencymresponsemteam.mWhatmismyourmnextmaction?
A. RetrievemanmAED.
B. Checkmformampulse.
C. Deliverm2mrescuembreaths.
D. Administermamprecordialmthump.
5. Whatmismthemrecommendationmonmthemusemofmcricoidmpressuremtompreventmaspira
tionmduringmcardiacmarrest?
A. Notmrecommendedmformroutinemuse
B. Recommendedmduringmeverymresuscitationmattempt
C. Recommendedmwhenmthempatientmismvomiting
D. Recommendedmonlymformsupraglotticmairwayminsertion
6. WhatmsurvivalmadvantagesmdoesmCPRmprovidemtomampatientminmventricularmfibrillati
on?
A. Increasesmthemdefibrillationmthreshold
B. Directlymrestoresmanmorganizedmrhythm
C. Opposesmthemharmfulmeffectsmofmepinephrine
D. Producesmamsmallmamountmofmbloodmflowmtomthemheart
7. WhatmismthemrecommendedmcompressionmratemformperformingmCPR?
A. 60mtom80mpermminute
B. 80mtom100mpermminute
C. Aboutm100mpermminute
D. Atmleastm100mpermminute
8. EMSmpersonnelmarrivemtomfindmampatientminmcardiacmarrest.mBystandersmaremperfor
mingmCPR.mAftermattachingmamcardiacmmonitor,mthemrespondermobservesmthemfol
lowingmrhythmmstrip.mWhatmismthemmostmimportantmearlymintervention?
A. Defibrillation