ACLS Exam Version A questions with answers

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? 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? Obtaining a 12-lead ECG What is the preferred method of access for epinephrine administration during cardiac arrest in most patients? Peripheral intravenous An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is your next action? Begin chest compressions.