ACLS Exam Questions and Correct Answers: Version A and B
Latest updated(2025-2026).
ACLS Exam Questions and Answers: Version A and B
(2024-2025)
ACLS Exam Version a
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Exam
Version A (50 questions)
Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate
answer sheet.
1. 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?
A. Open the airway with a head tilt–chin lift.
B. Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg.
C. Deliver 2 rescue breaths each over 1 second.
D. Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min.
2. 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?
A. PETCO2
B. Chest x-ray
C. Laboratory testing
D. Obtaining a 12-lead ECG
3. What is the preferred method of access for epinephrine
administration during cardiac arrest in most patients?
,ACLS Exam Version
A
A. Intraosseous
B. Endotracheal
C. Central intravenous
D. Peripheral intravenous
,ACLS Exam Questions and Correct Answers: Version A and B
Latest updated(2025-2026).
4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is your
next action?
A. Begin chest compressions.
B. Discontinue the resuscitation attempt.
C. Check all AED connections and reanalyze.
D. Rotate AED electrodes to an alternate position.
, ACLS Exam Version
A
Latest updated(2025-2026).
ACLS Exam Questions and Answers: Version A and B
(2024-2025)
ACLS Exam Version a
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Exam
Version A (50 questions)
Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate
answer sheet.
1. 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?
A. Open the airway with a head tilt–chin lift.
B. Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg.
C. Deliver 2 rescue breaths each over 1 second.
D. Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min.
2. 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?
A. PETCO2
B. Chest x-ray
C. Laboratory testing
D. Obtaining a 12-lead ECG
3. What is the preferred method of access for epinephrine
administration during cardiac arrest in most patients?
,ACLS Exam Version
A
A. Intraosseous
B. Endotracheal
C. Central intravenous
D. Peripheral intravenous
,ACLS Exam Questions and Correct Answers: Version A and B
Latest updated(2025-2026).
4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is your
next action?
A. Begin chest compressions.
B. Discontinue the resuscitation attempt.
C. Check all AED connections and reanalyze.
D. Rotate AED electrodes to an alternate position.
, ACLS Exam Version
A
