ACLS PRACTICAL APPLICATION WITH ALL
CORRECT & VERIFIED ANSWERS (UPDATED
TO PASS)
You are providing bag-mask ventilations to a patient in respiratory arrest. How often should you
provide ventilations? Correct answer-About every 5-6 seconds
A 45-year-old woman with a history of palpitations develops light headedness and palpitations. She
has recieved adenosine 6 mg IV for the rhythm shown here, without conversion of the rhythm. She is
now extremely apprehensive. Her blood pressure is 128/70 mm Hg. What is the next appropriate
intervention? Correct answer-Administer adenosine 12 mg IV
A patients 12-lead ECG is transmitted by the paramedics and shows a STEMI. When the patient
arrives in the emergency department, the rhythm shown here is seen on the cardiac monitor. The
patient has resolution of moderate (5/10) chest pain after 3 doses of sublingual nitroglycerin. Blood
pressure is 104/70 mm hg. Which intervention is most important in reducing this patient's in hospital
and 30 day mortality rate? Correct answer-Reperfusion therapy
A patient becomes unresponsive. You are uncertain if a faint pulse is present. The rhythm shown
here is seen on the cardiac monitor. An IV is in place. Which action do you take next? Correct
answer-Start high-quality CPR
What action minimizes the risk of air entering the victim's stomach during bag-mask ventilation?
Correct answer-Ventilating until you see the chest rise
What is the recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim? Correct answer-At
least 2 inches
Your patient is not responsive and is not breathing. You can palpate a carotid pulse. Which action do
you take next? Correct answer-Start rescue breathing
Your patient is a 56-year-old woman with a history of type 2 diabetes who reports feeling dizzy. She is
pale and diaphoretic. Her blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg. The cardiac monitor documents the
rhythm shown here. She is receiving oxygen at 4L/min by nasal cannula, and an IV has been
established. What do you administer next? Correct answer-Atropine 0.5 mg IV
You are the code team leader and arrive to find a patient with CPR in progress. On the next rhythm
check, you see the rhythm shown here. Team members tell you that the patient was well but
reported chest discomfort and then collapsed. She has no pulse or respiration. Bag-mask ventilation
are producing visible chest rise, and IO access has been established. Which intervention would be
your next action? Correct answer-Epinephrine 1 mg
How does complete chest recoil contribute to effective CPR? Correct answer-allows maximum
blood return to the heart
What is the recommended compression rate for high-quality CPR? Correct answer-100 - 120
compressions per minuet
How often should you switch chest compressors to avoid fatigue? Correct answer-about every two
mins
CORRECT & VERIFIED ANSWERS (UPDATED
TO PASS)
You are providing bag-mask ventilations to a patient in respiratory arrest. How often should you
provide ventilations? Correct answer-About every 5-6 seconds
A 45-year-old woman with a history of palpitations develops light headedness and palpitations. She
has recieved adenosine 6 mg IV for the rhythm shown here, without conversion of the rhythm. She is
now extremely apprehensive. Her blood pressure is 128/70 mm Hg. What is the next appropriate
intervention? Correct answer-Administer adenosine 12 mg IV
A patients 12-lead ECG is transmitted by the paramedics and shows a STEMI. When the patient
arrives in the emergency department, the rhythm shown here is seen on the cardiac monitor. The
patient has resolution of moderate (5/10) chest pain after 3 doses of sublingual nitroglycerin. Blood
pressure is 104/70 mm hg. Which intervention is most important in reducing this patient's in hospital
and 30 day mortality rate? Correct answer-Reperfusion therapy
A patient becomes unresponsive. You are uncertain if a faint pulse is present. The rhythm shown
here is seen on the cardiac monitor. An IV is in place. Which action do you take next? Correct
answer-Start high-quality CPR
What action minimizes the risk of air entering the victim's stomach during bag-mask ventilation?
Correct answer-Ventilating until you see the chest rise
What is the recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim? Correct answer-At
least 2 inches
Your patient is not responsive and is not breathing. You can palpate a carotid pulse. Which action do
you take next? Correct answer-Start rescue breathing
Your patient is a 56-year-old woman with a history of type 2 diabetes who reports feeling dizzy. She is
pale and diaphoretic. Her blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg. The cardiac monitor documents the
rhythm shown here. She is receiving oxygen at 4L/min by nasal cannula, and an IV has been
established. What do you administer next? Correct answer-Atropine 0.5 mg IV
You are the code team leader and arrive to find a patient with CPR in progress. On the next rhythm
check, you see the rhythm shown here. Team members tell you that the patient was well but
reported chest discomfort and then collapsed. She has no pulse or respiration. Bag-mask ventilation
are producing visible chest rise, and IO access has been established. Which intervention would be
your next action? Correct answer-Epinephrine 1 mg
How does complete chest recoil contribute to effective CPR? Correct answer-allows maximum
blood return to the heart
What is the recommended compression rate for high-quality CPR? Correct answer-100 - 120
compressions per minuet
How often should you switch chest compressors to avoid fatigue? Correct answer-about every two
mins
