ACLS EXAM VERSION A 50 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Advanced Cardiovascular Life
SupportExam Version A (50
questions)
Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate
,answer sheet.
1. You find an unresponsive patient who is not breathing. After
activating the emergency response system, you determine that
there is no pulse. What is your next action?
A. Open the airway with a head tilt–chin lift.
B. Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg.
C. Deliver 2 rescue breaths each over 1 second.
D. Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min.
2. You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest pain. The blood
pressure is 92/50 mm Hg, the heart rate is 92/min, the nonlabored
respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min, and the pulse oximetry reading
is 97%. What assessment step is most important now?
A. PETCO2
B. Chest x-ray
C. Laboratory testing
D. Obtaining a 12-lead ECG
,3. What is the preferred method of access for epinephrine
administration during cardiac arrest in most patients?
A. Intraosseous
B. Endotracheal
C. Central intravenous
D. Peripheral intravenous
, 4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is
yournext action?
A. Begin chest compressions.
B. Discontinue the resuscitation attempt.
C. Check all AED connections and reanalyze.
D. Rotate AED electrodes to an alternate position.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Advanced Cardiovascular Life
SupportExam Version A (50
questions)
Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate
,answer sheet.
1. You find an unresponsive patient who is not breathing. After
activating the emergency response system, you determine that
there is no pulse. What is your next action?
A. Open the airway with a head tilt–chin lift.
B. Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg.
C. Deliver 2 rescue breaths each over 1 second.
D. Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min.
2. You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest pain. The blood
pressure is 92/50 mm Hg, the heart rate is 92/min, the nonlabored
respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min, and the pulse oximetry reading
is 97%. What assessment step is most important now?
A. PETCO2
B. Chest x-ray
C. Laboratory testing
D. Obtaining a 12-lead ECG
,3. What is the preferred method of access for epinephrine
administration during cardiac arrest in most patients?
A. Intraosseous
B. Endotracheal
C. Central intravenous
D. Peripheral intravenous
, 4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is
yournext action?
A. Begin chest compressions.
B. Discontinue the resuscitation attempt.
C. Check all AED connections and reanalyze.
D. Rotate AED electrodes to an alternate position.
