AHA ACLS/BLS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
4hstepshinhthehBLShAssessmenth-hCORRECThANSWERSh-ChAhChD
1.hCheckhResponsiveness
2.hActivatehthehemergencyhresponsehsystemhandhobtainhahAED
3.hCirculation:hcheckhforhcarotidhpulse
4.hDefibrillation:hIfhtherehishnohpulse,hcheckhforhahshockablehrhythmhwithhthehAEDhorhdefibrillatorha
shsoonhashitharrives
PrimaryhAssessment:hABCDEh-hCORRECThANSWERSh-A-hairway
B-hbreathing
C-hcirculation
D-hdisability
E-hexposure
SecondaryhAssessment:hSAMPLEh-hCORRECThANSWERSh-S-hsignshandhsymptoms
A-hallergies
M-hmedications
P-hpasthillnesses
L-hlasthoralhintake
E-heventshleadinghuphtohpresenthillness
RespiratoryhArresth-hCORRECThANSWERSh-
InhACLS,hrespiratoryharresthtypicallyhmeanshthathahpatient'shrespirationsharehcompletelyhabsenthorh
inadequatehtohmaintainhoxygenation,hbuthahpulsehishpresent.
, Managementhofhrespiratoryharresthincludeshthehfollowinghinterventions:h-hCORRECThANSWERSh--
GivehOxygen
-Openhthehairway
-Providehbasichventilation
-Providehrespiratoryhsupporthwithhthehusehofhartificialhairwaysh(OPAhandhNPA)
-Suctionhtohmaintainhahclearhairway
-Maintainhairwayhwithhadvancedhairways
PrimaryhPacemakerh-hCORRECThANSWERSh-SAhNodeh(rateh60-100)
SecondaryhPacemakerh-hCORRECThANSWERSh-AVhJunctionh(AVhnodehandhBundlehofhHis)
-rateh40-60
Thirdh(last)hpacemakerhsiteh-hCORRECThANSWERSh-Purkinjehfibers
-rateh20-40
Phwavehrepresents...h-hCORRECThANSWERSh-atrialhdepolarization
PRhintervalhrepresents...h-hCORRECThANSWERSh-
thehtimehithtakeshthehimpulsehtohtravelhfromhthehSAhNodehthroughhthehintrahatrialhpathwayshinhatri
ahtohthehAVhjunctionhandhthehdelayhaththehAVhnode.
HowhlonghishthehPRhintervalhnormally?h-hCORRECThANSWERSh-0.12-0.20hseconds
ThehQRShintervalhrepresents...h-hCORRECThANSWERSh-ventricularhdepolarizationh(contraction)
ANSWERS 2026
4hstepshinhthehBLShAssessmenth-hCORRECThANSWERSh-ChAhChD
1.hCheckhResponsiveness
2.hActivatehthehemergencyhresponsehsystemhandhobtainhahAED
3.hCirculation:hcheckhforhcarotidhpulse
4.hDefibrillation:hIfhtherehishnohpulse,hcheckhforhahshockablehrhythmhwithhthehAEDhorhdefibrillatorha
shsoonhashitharrives
PrimaryhAssessment:hABCDEh-hCORRECThANSWERSh-A-hairway
B-hbreathing
C-hcirculation
D-hdisability
E-hexposure
SecondaryhAssessment:hSAMPLEh-hCORRECThANSWERSh-S-hsignshandhsymptoms
A-hallergies
M-hmedications
P-hpasthillnesses
L-hlasthoralhintake
E-heventshleadinghuphtohpresenthillness
RespiratoryhArresth-hCORRECThANSWERSh-
InhACLS,hrespiratoryharresthtypicallyhmeanshthathahpatient'shrespirationsharehcompletelyhabsenthorh
inadequatehtohmaintainhoxygenation,hbuthahpulsehishpresent.
, Managementhofhrespiratoryharresthincludeshthehfollowinghinterventions:h-hCORRECThANSWERSh--
GivehOxygen
-Openhthehairway
-Providehbasichventilation
-Providehrespiratoryhsupporthwithhthehusehofhartificialhairwaysh(OPAhandhNPA)
-Suctionhtohmaintainhahclearhairway
-Maintainhairwayhwithhadvancedhairways
PrimaryhPacemakerh-hCORRECThANSWERSh-SAhNodeh(rateh60-100)
SecondaryhPacemakerh-hCORRECThANSWERSh-AVhJunctionh(AVhnodehandhBundlehofhHis)
-rateh40-60
Thirdh(last)hpacemakerhsiteh-hCORRECThANSWERSh-Purkinjehfibers
-rateh20-40
Phwavehrepresents...h-hCORRECThANSWERSh-atrialhdepolarization
PRhintervalhrepresents...h-hCORRECThANSWERSh-
thehtimehithtakeshthehimpulsehtohtravelhfromhthehSAhNodehthroughhthehintrahatrialhpathwayshinhatri
ahtohthehAVhjunctionhandhthehdelayhaththehAVhnode.
HowhlonghishthehPRhintervalhnormally?h-hCORRECThANSWERSh-0.12-0.20hseconds
ThehQRShintervalhrepresents...h-hCORRECThANSWERSh-ventricularhdepolarizationh(contraction)