ACLS Exam Version A/ 2023/50 Questions With Answers/100% Correct

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? Correct ans - start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min. 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? Correct ans - obtaining 12-lead ecg. what is the preferred method of access for epinephrine administration during cardiac arrest in most patients? Correct ans - peripheral intravenous An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is your next action? Correct ans - begin chest compressions. You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the lead below and the pt. has no pulse. another member resumes chest compressions and an IV is in place. What management step is your next priority? Correct ans - administer one mg of epinephrine During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG rhythm on the monitor. The patient has no pulse. What is the next action? Correct ans - resume chest compressions what is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest