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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support
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EXAM CODE: ACLS EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:
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1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. What is high quality CPR?
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[Verified Solution]: A rate of 100- dd dddd dd dd dd



120 chest compressions per minute, a compression depth of at least 2 inches in adults (allowing complet
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e chest recoil after each compression) chest compression fraction (CCF) at least 60% but ideally 80%, a
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voiding excessive ventilation dd dd




Q2. What is one way to monitor effective chest compressions?
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[Verified Solution]: Monitor the coronary perfusion pressure, which must be atleast 15 mm hG to pote
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ntially achieve ROSC dd dd




Q3. ROSC
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[Verified Solution]: return of spontaneous circulation
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Q4. The higher the coronary perfusion pressure during CPR, the higher the chance of surviva
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l there is for patients. TRUE OR FALSE
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[Verified Solution]: TRUE dd dddd




Q5. What is another way to monitor the effectiveness of chest compressions?
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[Verified Solution]: Waveform capnography using an advanced airway in place or a bag mask device
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,Q6. TRue or false : an end Tidal CO2 reading of less than 10 mm Hg suggests achieving ROS
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C is likely
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[Verified Solution]: FALSE: UNLIKELY dd dddd dd




Q7. Effective chest compressions means
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[Verified Solution]: pushing hard (to a depth of at least 2 inches) and allowing the chest to fully recoi
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l (so coronary perfusion pressure will be high) pushing fast (100-
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120 compressions per minute) pushing fast is directly linked to improved ROSC and survival rates mini
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mal interruption in chest compressions
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Q8. Why does the chest need to recoil after each compression?
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[Verified Solution]: If not coronary perfusion will remain low.
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Q9. How often should the person doing chest compressions switch with someone else?
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[Verified Solution]: Every 2 minutes or sooner if fatigued
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Q10. What is chest compression fraction>
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[Verified Solution]: the proportion of time that chest compressions are performed during a cardiac arre
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st. ideally should be greater than 80% actual chest compression time/total code time
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Q11. There should be no more than ___________________ without chest compressions
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[Verified Solution]: 10 seconds dd dddd dd




Q12. Why should the CPR rescuer avoid excessive ventilation? What is the appropriate tidal
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volume for cardiac arrest patients?
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[Verified Solution]: 500- dd dddd



600 mls, enough for a visible chest rise, which is about half a squeeze of an adult ventilation bag Exces
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sive ventilation causes: gastric inflation increases intrathoracic pressure decreases venous return to the h
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eart lowers cardiac output lowers chance of survival
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Q13. Healthcare providers should start chest compressions and use the defibrillator as soon as
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possible for the best patient outcomes. TRUE OR FALSE
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[Verified Solution]: TRUE dd dddd

, Q14. TRUE OR FALSE The AHA still recommends the 1 shock protocol for V FIb and pulsel
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ess VT
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[Verified Solution]: TRUE dd dddd




Q15. Which is the recommended next step after a defibrillation attempt?
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[Verified Solution]: Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions
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Q16. How does complete chest recoil contribute to effective CPR?
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[Verified Solution]: Allows maximum blood return to the heart . (Increases the coronary perfusion pre
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ssure)




Q17. You find someone down on the street. What do you do?
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[Verified Solution]: Check for responsiveness, breathing and color. If they don't respond, initiate emer
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gency services. Then check for pulse and breathing simultaneously. No pulse ---
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> then immediately start compressions. Abnormal breathing only: bag mask valve ventilator (once every
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six seconds). Get a defibrillator as soon as possible
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Q18. If you can't feel a pulse within __________ seconds, then you should start...................
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[Verified Solution]: 10; high quality CPR beginning with compressions
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Q19. IF you determine the patient has a pulse but is breathing abnormally
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[Verified Solution]: bypass chest compressions and support the patient by ventilating once every six s
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econds




Q20. High quality BLS is the foundation for saving lives after cardiac arrest. TRUE OR FAL
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SE
[Verified Solution]: TRUE The effectiveness of advanced life support measures depends on high quali
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Q21. What does the ALCS primary assessment consist of ?
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[Verified Solution]: ABCDE airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure (trauma, bleeding, bur
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ns, medical alert bracelets, unusual markings)
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