ACLS Exam Version A questions and answers
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you find an unresponsive patient who is not
breathing. after activating the emergency response
system, you determine that there is no pulse. what is
your next action?
start chest compressions at a rate of at least
100/min.
you are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest
pain. the blood pressure is 92/50 mm hg, the heart
rate is 92/min, the nonlabored respiratory rate is 14
breaths/min, and the pulse oximetry reading is 97%.
what assessment step is most important now?
obtaining 12-lead ecg.
what is the preferred method of access for
epinephrine administration during cardiac arrest in
most patients?
peripheral intravenous
An activated AED does not promptly analyze the
rhythm. What is your next action?
begin chest compressions.
You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG
monitor displays the lead below and the pt. has no
pulse. another member resumes chest
, compressions and an IV is in place. What
management step is your next priority?
administer one mg of epinephrine
During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG
rhythm on the monitor. The patient has no pulse.
What is the next action?
resume chest compressions
what is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in
cardiac arrest management?
prolonged interruptions of chest compressions
what action is a component of high-quality chest
compressions?
uninterrupted compressions at a depth of 1 1/2
inches
Which action increases the chance of successful
conversion of ventricular fibrillation?
ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
which situation BEST describes pulseless electrical
activity?
sinus rhythm without a pulse
latest 2023
you find an unresponsive patient who is not
breathing. after activating the emergency response
system, you determine that there is no pulse. what is
your next action?
start chest compressions at a rate of at least
100/min.
you are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest
pain. the blood pressure is 92/50 mm hg, the heart
rate is 92/min, the nonlabored respiratory rate is 14
breaths/min, and the pulse oximetry reading is 97%.
what assessment step is most important now?
obtaining 12-lead ecg.
what is the preferred method of access for
epinephrine administration during cardiac arrest in
most patients?
peripheral intravenous
An activated AED does not promptly analyze the
rhythm. What is your next action?
begin chest compressions.
You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG
monitor displays the lead below and the pt. has no
pulse. another member resumes chest
, compressions and an IV is in place. What
management step is your next priority?
administer one mg of epinephrine
During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG
rhythm on the monitor. The patient has no pulse.
What is the next action?
resume chest compressions
what is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in
cardiac arrest management?
prolonged interruptions of chest compressions
what action is a component of high-quality chest
compressions?
uninterrupted compressions at a depth of 1 1/2
inches
Which action increases the chance of successful
conversion of ventricular fibrillation?
ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
which situation BEST describes pulseless electrical
activity?
sinus rhythm without a pulse
