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Prehospital Emergency Care
Chapter 15 EXAM GRADED A+ 100
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025-2026 VERIFIED
1) Which cardiac arrest rhythm is the AED designed to shock?
A) Asystole
B) Pulseless electrical activity
C) Ventricular fibrillation
D) Bradycardia
C) Ventricular fibrillation
2) The EMT should request advanced life support (ALS) backup for a patient in
cardiac arrest because:
A) Paramedics must be present for the EMT to use the AED
B) Patients with cardiac arrest must be transported by ALS personnel
C) ALS care is superior to basic life support care, even when the AED is
available
D) ALS treatment decreases the possibility of the patient going back into
cardiac arrest once successful defibrillation has occurred
D) ALS treatment decreases the possibility of the patient going back into cardiac
arrest once successful defibrillation has occurred
3) The AED should never be applied to a patient who is not in cardiac arrest
because some patients in:
A) Ventricular tachycardia may still have a pulse
B) Ventricular fibrillation may still be conscious and alert
C) Ventricular fibrillation may still have a pulse
D) Asystole may still have a pulse
A) Ventricular tachycardia may still have a pulse
4) Which of these is considered a benefit of the automated external
defibrillator?
A) The ease and speed with which it can be used
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B) Elimination of the need for a primary assessment
C) Its ability to identify and confirm cardiac arrest
D) The need for little-to-no CPR training to use the device
A) The ease and speed with which it can be used
5) Which link of the American Heart Association's Chain of Survival must
occur first, if a patient is to survive cardiac arrest?
A) Early CPR
B) Early defibrillation
C) Early activation
D) Early advanced life support
C) Early activation
6) A patient goes into cardiac arrest at 11:40 a.m. Which of these treatments
gives the patient the best chance for recovery?
A) CPR at 11:42 a.m. and advanced cardiac drugs at 11:48 a.m.
B) Defibrillation at 11:46 a.m., followed by ALS (ACLS) at 11:51 a.m.
C) CPR at 11:41 a.m. and defibrillation at 11:43 a.m.
D) Defibrillation at 11:44 a.m., followed by CPR at 11:49 a.m.
C) CPR at 11:41 a.m. and defibrillation at 11:43
7) Immediately following the onset of cardiac arrest, brain cells begin to die
after:
A) 1 minute
B) 5 minutes
C) 10 minutes
D) 15 minutes
B) 5 minutes
8) Resuscitation, when started during which phase of cardiac arrest, provides
the patient with the best chance of survival?
A) Circulatory
B) Metabolic
C) Electrical
D) Bradycardic
C) Electrical
9) A patient arrests at 1313 hours. E-911 is activated and dispatches an
ambulance at 1315 hours. The ambulance arrives on scene at 1319 hours, and
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the EMTs reach the patient's side and start care at 1321 hours. After
transporting the patient, the patient is transferred to the ED staff at 1346 hours.
Based on that information, which of these statements would be considered
correct?
A) Down time is 8 minutes
B) Total down time is 31 minutes
C) Down time is 25 minutes
D) Total down time is 6 minutes
A) Down time is 8 minutes
10) You have been asked to describe the American Heart Association's Chain
of Survival to a group of Emergency Medical Responder students. Which of
these is the best description of this concept?
A) A sequence of care that provides instructions on how to use an AED
B) A sequence of events that, if enacted quickly, gives the patient the best
chance of surviving cardiac arrest
C) A treatment plan that helps to prevent and treat cardiac arrest in the general
population
D) A treatment plan, that if followed, almost guarantees the survival of a
patient with cardiac arrest
B) A sequence of events that, if enacted quickly, gives the patient the best chance of
surviving cardiac arrest
11) When presenting information on cardiac arrest and automated external
defibrillation to a community group, a man asks why people should perform
CPR prior to the arrival of EMS if the EMS responders will provide a shock
after they arrive. Your response would be:
A) "Immediate CPR can prolong the period in which the heart can be
successfully shocked into a perfusing rhythm following cardiac arrest."
B) "In many cases, CPR can reverse the cardiac arrest, making a shock by the
AED unnecessary since the shock may further damage the heart."
C) "In the American Heart Association's Chain of Survival, CPR is the most
important link in surviving cardiac arrest that occurs outside the hospital."
D) "CPR is needed to keep blood flowing through the body so the EMTs can
give the patient IV medications when they arrive."
Prehospital Emergency Care
Chapter 15 EXAM GRADED A+ 100
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025-2026 VERIFIED
1) Which cardiac arrest rhythm is the AED designed to shock?
A) Asystole
B) Pulseless electrical activity
C) Ventricular fibrillation
D) Bradycardia
C) Ventricular fibrillation
2) The EMT should request advanced life support (ALS) backup for a patient in
cardiac arrest because:
A) Paramedics must be present for the EMT to use the AED
B) Patients with cardiac arrest must be transported by ALS personnel
C) ALS care is superior to basic life support care, even when the AED is
available
D) ALS treatment decreases the possibility of the patient going back into
cardiac arrest once successful defibrillation has occurred
D) ALS treatment decreases the possibility of the patient going back into cardiac
arrest once successful defibrillation has occurred
3) The AED should never be applied to a patient who is not in cardiac arrest
because some patients in:
A) Ventricular tachycardia may still have a pulse
B) Ventricular fibrillation may still be conscious and alert
C) Ventricular fibrillation may still have a pulse
D) Asystole may still have a pulse
A) Ventricular tachycardia may still have a pulse
4) Which of these is considered a benefit of the automated external
defibrillator?
A) The ease and speed with which it can be used
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B) Elimination of the need for a primary assessment
C) Its ability to identify and confirm cardiac arrest
D) The need for little-to-no CPR training to use the device
A) The ease and speed with which it can be used
5) Which link of the American Heart Association's Chain of Survival must
occur first, if a patient is to survive cardiac arrest?
A) Early CPR
B) Early defibrillation
C) Early activation
D) Early advanced life support
C) Early activation
6) A patient goes into cardiac arrest at 11:40 a.m. Which of these treatments
gives the patient the best chance for recovery?
A) CPR at 11:42 a.m. and advanced cardiac drugs at 11:48 a.m.
B) Defibrillation at 11:46 a.m., followed by ALS (ACLS) at 11:51 a.m.
C) CPR at 11:41 a.m. and defibrillation at 11:43 a.m.
D) Defibrillation at 11:44 a.m., followed by CPR at 11:49 a.m.
C) CPR at 11:41 a.m. and defibrillation at 11:43
7) Immediately following the onset of cardiac arrest, brain cells begin to die
after:
A) 1 minute
B) 5 minutes
C) 10 minutes
D) 15 minutes
B) 5 minutes
8) Resuscitation, when started during which phase of cardiac arrest, provides
the patient with the best chance of survival?
A) Circulatory
B) Metabolic
C) Electrical
D) Bradycardic
C) Electrical
9) A patient arrests at 1313 hours. E-911 is activated and dispatches an
ambulance at 1315 hours. The ambulance arrives on scene at 1319 hours, and
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the EMTs reach the patient's side and start care at 1321 hours. After
transporting the patient, the patient is transferred to the ED staff at 1346 hours.
Based on that information, which of these statements would be considered
correct?
A) Down time is 8 minutes
B) Total down time is 31 minutes
C) Down time is 25 minutes
D) Total down time is 6 minutes
A) Down time is 8 minutes
10) You have been asked to describe the American Heart Association's Chain
of Survival to a group of Emergency Medical Responder students. Which of
these is the best description of this concept?
A) A sequence of care that provides instructions on how to use an AED
B) A sequence of events that, if enacted quickly, gives the patient the best
chance of surviving cardiac arrest
C) A treatment plan that helps to prevent and treat cardiac arrest in the general
population
D) A treatment plan, that if followed, almost guarantees the survival of a
patient with cardiac arrest
B) A sequence of events that, if enacted quickly, gives the patient the best chance of
surviving cardiac arrest
11) When presenting information on cardiac arrest and automated external
defibrillation to a community group, a man asks why people should perform
CPR prior to the arrival of EMS if the EMS responders will provide a shock
after they arrive. Your response would be:
A) "Immediate CPR can prolong the period in which the heart can be
successfully shocked into a perfusing rhythm following cardiac arrest."
B) "In many cases, CPR can reverse the cardiac arrest, making a shock by the
AED unnecessary since the shock may further damage the heart."
C) "In the American Heart Association's Chain of Survival, CPR is the most
important link in surviving cardiac arrest that occurs outside the hospital."
D) "CPR is needed to keep blood flowing through the body so the EMTs can
give the patient IV medications when they arrive."
