ACLS Practice Questions with Verified
Answers.
Rate of chest compressions for adults - Correct answer 100-120
compressions per minute
Ratio of compressions to breaths in adults - Correct answer 30:2
Rate of bag valve mask ventilation for adults in respiratory arrest -
Correct answer Once every 5-6 seconds or 10-12 times per minute
Treatments for hypotension following cardiac arrest - Correct
answer IV dopamine infusion, IV epinephrine infusion
IV Ringer's lactate, IV normal saline
*The leader in team resuscitation must be able to perform all the
skills if needed.* - Correct answer
Recommended ED door-to-balloon inflation time for a STEMI
patient - Correct answer No longer than 90 minutes
Ways to estimate effectiveness of CPR - Correct answer Arterial
diastolic blood pressure, quantitative waveform capnography,
central venous oxygen saturation
Best drug used for narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia -
Correct answer Adenosine
Drug used for pulseless electrical activity - Correct answer
Epinephrine
, Sequence of basic life support - Correct answer Compressions,
airway, breathing (CAB)
Initial dose of adenosine for treatment of supraventricular
tachycardia - Correct answer 6 mg IV
Heart rate at which tachycardia usually becomes symptomatic -
Correct answer 150 bpm
Longest duration for pulse check - Correct answer 10 seconds
Recommended initial dosage of atropine for symptomatic
bradycardia - Correct answer 0.5 mg IV
Recommended dose of oxygen during CPR - Correct answer
100%
Goal for initiation of fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patients - Correct
answer Within 1 hour of ED arrival
Common reversible causes of cardiac arrest ("H's and T's") -
Correct answer Hypotension, hypoxia, hypothermia, hydrogen ions
(acidosis), hypo-/hyperkalemia
Tension pneumothorax, tamponade, thrombosis (coronary),
thrombosis (pulmonary), toxins
Best option for treatment of STEMI diagnosed in ambulance via
12-lead ECG - Correct answer Transport to PCI-capable hospital
Components of Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) -
Correct answer Facial droop, arm drift, speech abnormality
Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT:
Answers.
Rate of chest compressions for adults - Correct answer 100-120
compressions per minute
Ratio of compressions to breaths in adults - Correct answer 30:2
Rate of bag valve mask ventilation for adults in respiratory arrest -
Correct answer Once every 5-6 seconds or 10-12 times per minute
Treatments for hypotension following cardiac arrest - Correct
answer IV dopamine infusion, IV epinephrine infusion
IV Ringer's lactate, IV normal saline
*The leader in team resuscitation must be able to perform all the
skills if needed.* - Correct answer
Recommended ED door-to-balloon inflation time for a STEMI
patient - Correct answer No longer than 90 minutes
Ways to estimate effectiveness of CPR - Correct answer Arterial
diastolic blood pressure, quantitative waveform capnography,
central venous oxygen saturation
Best drug used for narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia -
Correct answer Adenosine
Drug used for pulseless electrical activity - Correct answer
Epinephrine
, Sequence of basic life support - Correct answer Compressions,
airway, breathing (CAB)
Initial dose of adenosine for treatment of supraventricular
tachycardia - Correct answer 6 mg IV
Heart rate at which tachycardia usually becomes symptomatic -
Correct answer 150 bpm
Longest duration for pulse check - Correct answer 10 seconds
Recommended initial dosage of atropine for symptomatic
bradycardia - Correct answer 0.5 mg IV
Recommended dose of oxygen during CPR - Correct answer
100%
Goal for initiation of fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patients - Correct
answer Within 1 hour of ED arrival
Common reversible causes of cardiac arrest ("H's and T's") -
Correct answer Hypotension, hypoxia, hypothermia, hydrogen ions
(acidosis), hypo-/hyperkalemia
Tension pneumothorax, tamponade, thrombosis (coronary),
thrombosis (pulmonary), toxins
Best option for treatment of STEMI diagnosed in ambulance via
12-lead ECG - Correct answer Transport to PCI-capable hospital
Components of Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) -
Correct answer Facial droop, arm drift, speech abnormality
Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT:
