ACLS Version A Test Exam
Questions and Answers
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?
Answer 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?
Answer obtaining 12-lead ecg.
3. what is the preferred method of access for epinephrine
administration during cardiac arrest in most patients?
Answer peripheral intravenous
4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is
your next action?
Answer begin chest compressions.
5. You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the
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, lead below and the pt. has no pulse. another member resumes
chest compre
an IV is in place. What management step is your next priority?
Answer ad epinephrine
6. During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG rhythm on .
The
the monitor patient has no pulse. What is the next action?
Answer resume chest compressions
7. what is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest
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Questions and Answers
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?
Answer 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?
Answer obtaining 12-lead ecg.
3. what is the preferred method of access for epinephrine
administration during cardiac arrest in most patients?
Answer peripheral intravenous
4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is
your next action?
Answer begin chest compressions.
5. You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the
1/
11 ssions
, lead below and the pt. has no pulse. another member resumes
chest compre
an IV is in place. What management step is your next priority?
Answer ad epinephrine
6. During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG rhythm on .
The
the monitor patient has no pulse. What is the next action?
Answer resume chest compressions
7. what is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest
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