ACLS Practical Application QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE.
What is the recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim? - At least 2 inches
Your patient is not responsive and is not breathing. You can palpate a carotid pulse. Which
action do you take next? - Start rescue breathing
Your patient is a 56-year-old woman with a history of type 2 diabetes who reports feeling dizzy.
She is pale and diaphoretic. Her blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg. The cardiac monitor documents
the rhythm shown here. She is receiving oxygen at 4L/min by nasal cannula, and an IV has been
established. What do you administer next? - Atropine 0.5 mg IV
You are the code team leader and arrive to find a patient with CPR in progress. On the next
rhythm check, you see the rhythm shown here. Team members tell you that the patient was well
but reported chest discomfort and then collapsed. She has no pulse or respiration. Bag-mask
ventilation are producing visible chest rise, and IO access has been established. Which
intervention would be your next action? - Epinephrine 1 mg
How does complete chest recoil contribute to effective CPR? - allows maximum blood return to
the heart
What is the recommended compression rate for high-quality CPR? - 100 - 120 compressions per
minuet
How often should you switch chest compressors to avoid fatigue? - about every two mins
After initiation of CPR and 1 shock for ventricular fibrillation, this rhythm is present on the next
rhythm check. A second shock is given, and chest compressions are resumed. immediately. AN
IV is in place, and no drugs have been given. Bag-mask ventilations are producing visible chest
rise. What is your next inteverntion? - give epinephrine 1 mg IV/IO
A 35-year-old woman presents with a chief complaint of palpitations. She has no chest
discomfort, shortness of breath, or light-headedness. Her blood pressure is 120/78 mm Hg.
Which intervention is indicated first? - Vagal maneuvers
You arrive on the scene to find CPR in progress. Nursing staff report the patient was recovering
from a pulmonary embolism and suddenly collapsed. Two shocks have been delivered, and an IV
has been initiated. What do you administer now? - epinephrine 1 mg IV
A patient was in refractory ventricular fibrillation. A third shock has just been administered.
Your team looks to you for instructions. What is your next action? - Resume high-quality chest
compressions
Which action is likely to cause air to enter the victims stomach (gastric inflation) during bag-
mask ventilation? - Ventilating too quickly
What is the recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim? - At least 2 inches
Your patient is not responsive and is not breathing. You can palpate a carotid pulse. Which
action do you take next? - Start rescue breathing
Your patient is a 56-year-old woman with a history of type 2 diabetes who reports feeling dizzy.
She is pale and diaphoretic. Her blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg. The cardiac monitor documents
the rhythm shown here. She is receiving oxygen at 4L/min by nasal cannula, and an IV has been
established. What do you administer next? - Atropine 0.5 mg IV
You are the code team leader and arrive to find a patient with CPR in progress. On the next
rhythm check, you see the rhythm shown here. Team members tell you that the patient was well
but reported chest discomfort and then collapsed. She has no pulse or respiration. Bag-mask
ventilation are producing visible chest rise, and IO access has been established. Which
intervention would be your next action? - Epinephrine 1 mg
How does complete chest recoil contribute to effective CPR? - allows maximum blood return to
the heart
What is the recommended compression rate for high-quality CPR? - 100 - 120 compressions per
minuet
How often should you switch chest compressors to avoid fatigue? - about every two mins
After initiation of CPR and 1 shock for ventricular fibrillation, this rhythm is present on the next
rhythm check. A second shock is given, and chest compressions are resumed. immediately. AN
IV is in place, and no drugs have been given. Bag-mask ventilations are producing visible chest
rise. What is your next inteverntion? - give epinephrine 1 mg IV/IO
A 35-year-old woman presents with a chief complaint of palpitations. She has no chest
discomfort, shortness of breath, or light-headedness. Her blood pressure is 120/78 mm Hg.
Which intervention is indicated first? - Vagal maneuvers
You arrive on the scene to find CPR in progress. Nursing staff report the patient was recovering
from a pulmonary embolism and suddenly collapsed. Two shocks have been delivered, and an IV
has been initiated. What do you administer now? - epinephrine 1 mg IV
A patient was in refractory ventricular fibrillation. A third shock has just been administered.
Your team looks to you for instructions. What is your next action? - Resume high-quality chest
compressions
Which action is likely to cause air to enter the victims stomach (gastric inflation) during bag-
mask ventilation? - Ventilating too quickly
