ACLS Exam Version B Questions with Correct Answers
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1. What should be done to minimize interruptions in chest compressions during
CPR?
Answer> Continue CPR while the defibrillator is charging.
2. which condition is an indication to stop or withhold resuscitative efforts?-
Answer> Safety threat to providers.
3. After verifying the absence of a pulse, you initiate CPR with adequate bag-mask
ventilation. The patient's lead II ECG appears below. What is your next action? (strip
missing displays PEA)
Answer> IV or IO access
4. After verifying unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing, you activate the emergency
response team. What is your next action?
Answer> Check for pulse
5. What is the recommendation on the use of cricoid pressure to prevent aspiration
during cardiac arrest?
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, Answer> Not recommended for routine use
6. What survival advantages does CPR provide to a patient in ventricular fibrillation?
Answer> Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart.
7. What is the recommended compression rate for performing CPR?
Answer> At least 100 per minute
8. EMS personnel arrive to find a patient in cardiac arrest. Bystanders are performing
CPR. After attaching a cardiac monitor, the responder observes the following rhythm
strip. What is the most important early intervention? (strip missing displays Ventricular
fibrillation)
Answer> Defibrillation
9. A patient remains in ventricular fibrillation despite 1 shock and 2 minutes of
continuous CPR.
Answer> Administer a 2nd shock
10. What is the recommended next step after a defibrillation attempt?
Answer> Begin CPR, starting with chest compressions.
11. Which of the following is the recommended first choice for establishing intravenous
access during the attempted resuscitation of a patient in cardiac arrest?
Answer> Antecubital
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100% Verified Graded A+
1. What should be done to minimize interruptions in chest compressions during
CPR?
Answer> Continue CPR while the defibrillator is charging.
2. which condition is an indication to stop or withhold resuscitative efforts?-
Answer> Safety threat to providers.
3. After verifying the absence of a pulse, you initiate CPR with adequate bag-mask
ventilation. The patient's lead II ECG appears below. What is your next action? (strip
missing displays PEA)
Answer> IV or IO access
4. After verifying unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing, you activate the emergency
response team. What is your next action?
Answer> Check for pulse
5. What is the recommendation on the use of cricoid pressure to prevent aspiration
during cardiac arrest?
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, Answer> Not recommended for routine use
6. What survival advantages does CPR provide to a patient in ventricular fibrillation?
Answer> Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart.
7. What is the recommended compression rate for performing CPR?
Answer> At least 100 per minute
8. EMS personnel arrive to find a patient in cardiac arrest. Bystanders are performing
CPR. After attaching a cardiac monitor, the responder observes the following rhythm
strip. What is the most important early intervention? (strip missing displays Ventricular
fibrillation)
Answer> Defibrillation
9. A patient remains in ventricular fibrillation despite 1 shock and 2 minutes of
continuous CPR.
Answer> Administer a 2nd shock
10. What is the recommended next step after a defibrillation attempt?
Answer> Begin CPR, starting with chest compressions.
11. Which of the following is the recommended first choice for establishing intravenous
access during the attempted resuscitation of a patient in cardiac arrest?
Answer> Antecubital
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