2025 ACLS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What celement cof ca csystem cof ccare cis crepresented cby cproperly cfunctioning cresuscitation
cequipment? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Structure
What cis cthe cfirst clink cin cthe cout-of-hospital ccardiac carrest c(OHCA) cchain cof csurvival? c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔Activation cof cemergency creponse
What care csigns cof cclinical cdeterioration cthat cwould cprompt cthe cactivation cof crapid
cresponse csystem? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Symptomatic chypertension c
Seizure
Unexplained cagitation
What cis cthe cprimary cpurpose cof ca crapid cresponse cteam c(RRT) cor cmedical cemergency
cteam c(MET)? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔To cimprove cpatient coutcomes cby cidentifying cand
ctreating cearly cclinical cdeterioration
What chappens cwhen cteams crapidly cassess cand cintervene cwhen cpatients chave cabnormal
cvital csigns? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔The cnumber cof cin chospital ccardiac carrest cdecreases
In caddition cto cdecreased cIHCA, cwhat care csome cother cbenefits cof cimplementing ca crapid
cresponse csystem? cSelect call cthat capply. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Decrease cICU clength cof
cstay.
Decreased cin ctotal chospital clength cof cstay.
Which cis cthe cmain cadvantage cof ceffective cteamwork? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Division cof
ctasks
Which cis cthe cbest cexample cof ca crole cof cthe cteam cleader? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Models
cexcellent cteam cbehavior
Which cis cthe cbest cexample cof ca crole cof ca cteam cmember? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Prepared
cto cfulfill ctheir crole cresponsibilities
What cis cthe cprimary cpurpose cof cthe cCPR ccoach con ca cresuscitation cteam? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Increasing cCPR cquality
What care cthe c6 cpositions cfor chigh cperformance cteams cin cresuscitation? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Team cleader
Airway
Timer/recorder
Compressor c(rotate cevery c2 cminutes)
Monitor/defibrillator/cpr ccoach
,IV/IO/Medications
Which cmember cof cthe chigh cperformance cteam chas cthe cresponsibility cfor cassigning croles
c(positions)? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Team cleader
Which chigh cperformance cteam cmember cis cpart cof cthe cresuscitation ctriangle? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Monitor/defibrillator/cpr ccoach
Which cis can cexample cof cknowledge csharing cby ca cteam cleader? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Asking cfor csuggestions cabout cinterventions
Which cis can cexample cof csummarizing cand creevaluating? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Increasing cmonitoring cof cthe cpatients ccondition cdeteriorates
Which cis ca cstep cof cclosed-loop ccommunication? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Confirming ctask
ccompletion cbefore cassigning canother ctask
Which care cexamples cof cmutual crespect? cSelect call cthat capply: c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Acknowledging ccorrectly ccompleted ctasks cin ca cpositive cway
Ensuring cthat conly cone cperson ctalks cat ca ctime
What care cthe ccomponents cof chigh cquality cCPR? cSelect call cthat capply: c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Compression cdepth cof cat cleast c2 cinches c(5cm)
Switching ccompressors cevery c2 cminutes c
Avoiding cexcessive cventilation
Complete cchest crecoil cafter ceach ccompression c
Interruption climited cto cunder c10 cseconds
How cdo cyou ccalculate cthe cchest ccompression cfraction c(CCF)? cWhat cis cideal
cpercentage? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Divide cchest ccompression ctime cby ctotal ccode ctime.
cYou cwant cthis cat cleast c60% cbut cideally cgreater cthan c80%
Which ccomponent cof ceffective chigh-performance cteams cis crepresented cby cthe cuse cof
creal-time cfeedback cdevices? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Quality
How cdo cyou ccalculate cCoronary cPerfusion cPressure c(CPP)? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Aortic
cdiastolic cpressure c"minus" cRight cAtrial cDiastolic cPressure
How cdo cinterruptions cin cchest ccompressions cnegatively cimpact csurvival cafter ccardiac
carrest? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Decrease ccoronary cperfusion cpressure
What cis cthe conly cintervention cthat ccan crestore can corganized crhythm cin cpatients cwith
cventricular cfibrillation c(VF)? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Early cand ceffective cdefibrillation
, How cquickly cdoes cthe cchance cof csurvival cdecline cfor cevery cminute cof cdefibrillation cdelay
cin cpatients cwith cventricular cfibrillation cwho cdo creceive cbystander cCPR? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔7-10%
What cis cthe cadvantage cof ca csystematic capproach cto cpatient cassessment? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Reduces cthe cchances cof cmissing cimportant csigns cand csymptoms
What cis cthe cfirst cstep cin cthe csystematic capproach cto cpatient cassessment? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Initial cimpression
What cis cthe cmaximum camount cof ctime cyou cshould csimultaneously cperform cpulse cand
cbreathing cchecks? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔10 cseconds
While cperforming cthe cBLS cAssessment, cyou cinitiate chigh- cquality cCPR cand cassist
cventilation cwith ca cbag cmask cdevice. cThe cAED cdoes cnot crecommend ca cshock. c
Which caction cin cthe cPrimary cassessment cshould cyou cperform cfirst? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Determine cis cthe cpatients cairway cis cpatent
The cinitial cassessment creveals ca cconscious cpatient. cThe cpatients cairway cis cpatent cand
can cadvanced cairway cis cnot cindicated. c
Which caction cin cthe cprimary cassessment cshould cyou cperform cnext? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Administer coxygen cas cneeded
Which caction cis cpart cof csecondary cassessment cof ca cconscious cpatient? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Formulate ca cdifferential cdiagnosis
Which cof cthe cfollowing care cthe c"H's" ccauses cof creversible ccardiac carrest? cSelect call cthat
capply: c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Hypothermia
Hypoxia
Hyperkalemia/hypokalemia
Hypovolemia
Acidosis
Which cof cthe cfollowing care cthe c"T" ccauses cof creversible ccardiac carrest? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Tension cpneumothorax c
Toxins
Cardiac ctamponade
Pulmonary cthrombosis c
Coronary cthrombosis
What cis cthe conly cintervention cthat ccan crestore can corganized crhythm cin cpatients cwith
cventricular cfibrillation c(VF)? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Early cand ceffective cdefibrillation
ANSWERS
What celement cof ca csystem cof ccare cis crepresented cby cproperly cfunctioning cresuscitation
cequipment? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Structure
What cis cthe cfirst clink cin cthe cout-of-hospital ccardiac carrest c(OHCA) cchain cof csurvival? c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔Activation cof cemergency creponse
What care csigns cof cclinical cdeterioration cthat cwould cprompt cthe cactivation cof crapid
cresponse csystem? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Symptomatic chypertension c
Seizure
Unexplained cagitation
What cis cthe cprimary cpurpose cof ca crapid cresponse cteam c(RRT) cor cmedical cemergency
cteam c(MET)? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔To cimprove cpatient coutcomes cby cidentifying cand
ctreating cearly cclinical cdeterioration
What chappens cwhen cteams crapidly cassess cand cintervene cwhen cpatients chave cabnormal
cvital csigns? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔The cnumber cof cin chospital ccardiac carrest cdecreases
In caddition cto cdecreased cIHCA, cwhat care csome cother cbenefits cof cimplementing ca crapid
cresponse csystem? cSelect call cthat capply. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Decrease cICU clength cof
cstay.
Decreased cin ctotal chospital clength cof cstay.
Which cis cthe cmain cadvantage cof ceffective cteamwork? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Division cof
ctasks
Which cis cthe cbest cexample cof ca crole cof cthe cteam cleader? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Models
cexcellent cteam cbehavior
Which cis cthe cbest cexample cof ca crole cof ca cteam cmember? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Prepared
cto cfulfill ctheir crole cresponsibilities
What cis cthe cprimary cpurpose cof cthe cCPR ccoach con ca cresuscitation cteam? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Increasing cCPR cquality
What care cthe c6 cpositions cfor chigh cperformance cteams cin cresuscitation? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Team cleader
Airway
Timer/recorder
Compressor c(rotate cevery c2 cminutes)
Monitor/defibrillator/cpr ccoach
,IV/IO/Medications
Which cmember cof cthe chigh cperformance cteam chas cthe cresponsibility cfor cassigning croles
c(positions)? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Team cleader
Which chigh cperformance cteam cmember cis cpart cof cthe cresuscitation ctriangle? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Monitor/defibrillator/cpr ccoach
Which cis can cexample cof cknowledge csharing cby ca cteam cleader? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Asking cfor csuggestions cabout cinterventions
Which cis can cexample cof csummarizing cand creevaluating? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Increasing cmonitoring cof cthe cpatients ccondition cdeteriorates
Which cis ca cstep cof cclosed-loop ccommunication? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Confirming ctask
ccompletion cbefore cassigning canother ctask
Which care cexamples cof cmutual crespect? cSelect call cthat capply: c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Acknowledging ccorrectly ccompleted ctasks cin ca cpositive cway
Ensuring cthat conly cone cperson ctalks cat ca ctime
What care cthe ccomponents cof chigh cquality cCPR? cSelect call cthat capply: c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Compression cdepth cof cat cleast c2 cinches c(5cm)
Switching ccompressors cevery c2 cminutes c
Avoiding cexcessive cventilation
Complete cchest crecoil cafter ceach ccompression c
Interruption climited cto cunder c10 cseconds
How cdo cyou ccalculate cthe cchest ccompression cfraction c(CCF)? cWhat cis cideal
cpercentage? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Divide cchest ccompression ctime cby ctotal ccode ctime.
cYou cwant cthis cat cleast c60% cbut cideally cgreater cthan c80%
Which ccomponent cof ceffective chigh-performance cteams cis crepresented cby cthe cuse cof
creal-time cfeedback cdevices? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Quality
How cdo cyou ccalculate cCoronary cPerfusion cPressure c(CPP)? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Aortic
cdiastolic cpressure c"minus" cRight cAtrial cDiastolic cPressure
How cdo cinterruptions cin cchest ccompressions cnegatively cimpact csurvival cafter ccardiac
carrest? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Decrease ccoronary cperfusion cpressure
What cis cthe conly cintervention cthat ccan crestore can corganized crhythm cin cpatients cwith
cventricular cfibrillation c(VF)? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Early cand ceffective cdefibrillation
, How cquickly cdoes cthe cchance cof csurvival cdecline cfor cevery cminute cof cdefibrillation cdelay
cin cpatients cwith cventricular cfibrillation cwho cdo creceive cbystander cCPR? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔7-10%
What cis cthe cadvantage cof ca csystematic capproach cto cpatient cassessment? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Reduces cthe cchances cof cmissing cimportant csigns cand csymptoms
What cis cthe cfirst cstep cin cthe csystematic capproach cto cpatient cassessment? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Initial cimpression
What cis cthe cmaximum camount cof ctime cyou cshould csimultaneously cperform cpulse cand
cbreathing cchecks? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔10 cseconds
While cperforming cthe cBLS cAssessment, cyou cinitiate chigh- cquality cCPR cand cassist
cventilation cwith ca cbag cmask cdevice. cThe cAED cdoes cnot crecommend ca cshock. c
Which caction cin cthe cPrimary cassessment cshould cyou cperform cfirst? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Determine cis cthe cpatients cairway cis cpatent
The cinitial cassessment creveals ca cconscious cpatient. cThe cpatients cairway cis cpatent cand
can cadvanced cairway cis cnot cindicated. c
Which caction cin cthe cprimary cassessment cshould cyou cperform cnext? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Administer coxygen cas cneeded
Which caction cis cpart cof csecondary cassessment cof ca cconscious cpatient? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Formulate ca cdifferential cdiagnosis
Which cof cthe cfollowing care cthe c"H's" ccauses cof creversible ccardiac carrest? cSelect call cthat
capply: c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Hypothermia
Hypoxia
Hyperkalemia/hypokalemia
Hypovolemia
Acidosis
Which cof cthe cfollowing care cthe c"T" ccauses cof creversible ccardiac carrest? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Tension cpneumothorax c
Toxins
Cardiac ctamponade
Pulmonary cthrombosis c
Coronary cthrombosis
What cis cthe conly cintervention cthat ccan crestore can corganized crhythm cin cpatients cwith
cventricular cfibrillation c(VF)? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Early cand ceffective cdefibrillation
