ACLS Study Guide 3 Actual Questions and Answers
100% Correct Graded A+
1. Your patient is in cardiac arrest and has been intubated. To assess CPR, which should
you do?
Answer> Monitor the patient's PETCO2
2. If a team member is about to make a mistake during a resuscitation attempt, which best
describes the action that the team leader or other team members should take?
Answer> Address the team member immediately
3. A patient is being resuscitated in a very noisy environment. A team member thinks he
heard an order for 500mg of Amiodarone IV. Which is the best response for the team
member?
Answer> I have an order to give 500mg of amiodarone IV is this correct?
4. Which facility is the most appropriate EMS destination for a patient with sudden
cardiac arrest who achieved return of spontaneous circulation in the field?
Answer> Coronary reperfusion-capable medical center
5. You are performing chest compressions during an adult resuscitation at- tempt which
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, rate should you use to perform the compressions?
Answer> 100 to 120/min
6. A responder is caring for a patient with a history of congestive heart failure. The patient
is experiencing shortness of breath, a blood pressure of 68/50 and a heart rate of 190 per
minute the patient lead to ECG is displayed here which best characterizes the patient's
rhythm? (Insert a pic of Supra-ventricular tachycardia rhythm here)
Answer> Unstable supra-ventricular tachycardia
7. EMS providers are treating a patient with suspected stroke according to the adult
suspected stroke algorithm, which critical action performed by the EMS team will
expedite this patient's care on arrival and reduce the time to treatment
Answer> Provide a pre-hospital notification
8. For STEMI patience, which best describes the recommended maximum goal time for
First medical contact to balloon inflation time for percutaneous coronary intervention
Answer> 90 minutes
9. Which best describes the length of time it should take to perform a pulse check
during the BLS assessment?
Answer> 5 to 10 seconds
10. You instructed a team member to give 1 mg atropine IV which response is an example
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100% Correct Graded A+
1. Your patient is in cardiac arrest and has been intubated. To assess CPR, which should
you do?
Answer> Monitor the patient's PETCO2
2. If a team member is about to make a mistake during a resuscitation attempt, which best
describes the action that the team leader or other team members should take?
Answer> Address the team member immediately
3. A patient is being resuscitated in a very noisy environment. A team member thinks he
heard an order for 500mg of Amiodarone IV. Which is the best response for the team
member?
Answer> I have an order to give 500mg of amiodarone IV is this correct?
4. Which facility is the most appropriate EMS destination for a patient with sudden
cardiac arrest who achieved return of spontaneous circulation in the field?
Answer> Coronary reperfusion-capable medical center
5. You are performing chest compressions during an adult resuscitation at- tempt which
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, rate should you use to perform the compressions?
Answer> 100 to 120/min
6. A responder is caring for a patient with a history of congestive heart failure. The patient
is experiencing shortness of breath, a blood pressure of 68/50 and a heart rate of 190 per
minute the patient lead to ECG is displayed here which best characterizes the patient's
rhythm? (Insert a pic of Supra-ventricular tachycardia rhythm here)
Answer> Unstable supra-ventricular tachycardia
7. EMS providers are treating a patient with suspected stroke according to the adult
suspected stroke algorithm, which critical action performed by the EMS team will
expedite this patient's care on arrival and reduce the time to treatment
Answer> Provide a pre-hospital notification
8. For STEMI patience, which best describes the recommended maximum goal time for
First medical contact to balloon inflation time for percutaneous coronary intervention
Answer> 90 minutes
9. Which best describes the length of time it should take to perform a pulse check
during the BLS assessment?
Answer> 5 to 10 seconds
10. You instructed a team member to give 1 mg atropine IV which response is an example
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