2025 ACLS
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
1. What element of a system of care is represented by properly functioning resuscitation
equipment? (ANSWER) Structure
2. What is the first link in the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) chain of survival?
(ANSWER) Activation of emergency reponse
3. What are signs of clinical deterioration that would prompt the activation of rapid
response system? (ANSWER) Symptomatic hypertension
Seizure
Unexplained agitation
4. What is the primary purpose of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical emergency
team (MET)? (ANSWER) To improve patient outcomes by identifying and treating early
clinical deterioration
5. What happens when teams rapidly assess and intervene when patients have abnormal vital
signs? (ANSWER) The number of in hospital cardiac arrest decreases
6. In addition to decreased IHCA, what are some other benefits of implement- ing a rapid
,response system? Select all that apply. (ANSWER) Decrease ICU length of stay. Decreased in
total hospital length of stay.
7. Which is the main advantage of effective teamwork? (ANSWER) Division of tasks
8. Which is the best example of a role of the team leader? (ANSWER) Models excellent
team behavior
9. Which is the best example of a role of a team member? (ANSWER) Prepared to fulfill their
role responsibilities
10. What is the primary purpose of the CPR coach on a resuscitation team? (ANSWER) -
Increasing CPR quality
11. What are the 6 positions for high performance teams in resuscitation? (ANSWER) -
Team leader
Airway
Timer/recorder
Compressor (rotate every 2 minutes)
Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach IV/IO/Medications
12. Which member of the high performance team has the responsibility for assigning
roles (positions)? (ANSWER) Team leader
13. Which high performance team member is part of the resuscitation trian- gle?
,(ANSWER) Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach
14. Which is an example of knowledge sharing by a team leader? (ANSWER) Asking for
suggestions about interventions
15. Which is an example of summarizing and reevaluating? (ANSWER) Increasing monitor-
ing of the patients condition deteriorates
, 16. Which is a step of closed-loop communication? (ANSWER) Confirming task completion
before assigning another task
17. Which are examples of mutual respect? Select all that apply (ANSWER) Acknowledg-
ing correctly completed tasks in a positive way
Ensuring that only one person talks at a time
18. What are the components of high quality CPR? Select all that apply (ANSWER) Com-
pression depth of at least 2 inches (5cm)
Switching compressors every 2 minutes Avoiding
excessive ventilation
Complete chest recoil after each compression
Interruption limited to under 10 seconds
19. How do you calculate the chest compression fraction (CCF)? What is ideal percentage?
(ANSWER) Divide chest compression time by total code time. You want this at least 60%
but ideally greater than 80%
20. Which component of effective high-performance teams is represented by the use of
real-time feedback devices? (ANSWER) Quality
21. How do you calculate Coronary Perfusion Pressure (CPP)? (ANSWER) Aortic diastolic
pressure "minus" Right Atrial Diastolic Pressure
22. How do interruptions in chest compressions negatively impact survival after cardiac
arrest? (ANSWER) Decrease coronary perfusion pressure
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
1. What element of a system of care is represented by properly functioning resuscitation
equipment? (ANSWER) Structure
2. What is the first link in the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) chain of survival?
(ANSWER) Activation of emergency reponse
3. What are signs of clinical deterioration that would prompt the activation of rapid
response system? (ANSWER) Symptomatic hypertension
Seizure
Unexplained agitation
4. What is the primary purpose of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical emergency
team (MET)? (ANSWER) To improve patient outcomes by identifying and treating early
clinical deterioration
5. What happens when teams rapidly assess and intervene when patients have abnormal vital
signs? (ANSWER) The number of in hospital cardiac arrest decreases
6. In addition to decreased IHCA, what are some other benefits of implement- ing a rapid
,response system? Select all that apply. (ANSWER) Decrease ICU length of stay. Decreased in
total hospital length of stay.
7. Which is the main advantage of effective teamwork? (ANSWER) Division of tasks
8. Which is the best example of a role of the team leader? (ANSWER) Models excellent
team behavior
9. Which is the best example of a role of a team member? (ANSWER) Prepared to fulfill their
role responsibilities
10. What is the primary purpose of the CPR coach on a resuscitation team? (ANSWER) -
Increasing CPR quality
11. What are the 6 positions for high performance teams in resuscitation? (ANSWER) -
Team leader
Airway
Timer/recorder
Compressor (rotate every 2 minutes)
Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach IV/IO/Medications
12. Which member of the high performance team has the responsibility for assigning
roles (positions)? (ANSWER) Team leader
13. Which high performance team member is part of the resuscitation trian- gle?
,(ANSWER) Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach
14. Which is an example of knowledge sharing by a team leader? (ANSWER) Asking for
suggestions about interventions
15. Which is an example of summarizing and reevaluating? (ANSWER) Increasing monitor-
ing of the patients condition deteriorates
, 16. Which is a step of closed-loop communication? (ANSWER) Confirming task completion
before assigning another task
17. Which are examples of mutual respect? Select all that apply (ANSWER) Acknowledg-
ing correctly completed tasks in a positive way
Ensuring that only one person talks at a time
18. What are the components of high quality CPR? Select all that apply (ANSWER) Com-
pression depth of at least 2 inches (5cm)
Switching compressors every 2 minutes Avoiding
excessive ventilation
Complete chest recoil after each compression
Interruption limited to under 10 seconds
19. How do you calculate the chest compression fraction (CCF)? What is ideal percentage?
(ANSWER) Divide chest compression time by total code time. You want this at least 60%
but ideally greater than 80%
20. Which component of effective high-performance teams is represented by the use of
real-time feedback devices? (ANSWER) Quality
21. How do you calculate Coronary Perfusion Pressure (CPP)? (ANSWER) Aortic diastolic
pressure "minus" Right Atrial Diastolic Pressure
22. How do interruptions in chest compressions negatively impact survival after cardiac
arrest? (ANSWER) Decrease coronary perfusion pressure
