ACLS A+ Exam Questions and Answers

12. Which is the primary purpose of a medical emergency team or rapid response team? A Improving care for patients admitted to critical care units B. Improving patient outcomes C. Providing diagnostic consultation to emergency department patients D. Providing online consultation to EMS personnel in the field -ANSWER-B. Improving patient outcomes 13. Which is the recommended next step after a defibrillation attempt? A Check the ECG evidence of a rhythm B. Open the patient's airway C. Determine if carotid puise is present D. Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions -ANSWER-D. Resume CPR starting with chest compressions 14. EMS providers are treating a patient with suspected stroke. According to the Adult Suspected Stroke Algorithm, which critical action performed by the EMS team will expedite this patient's care on arival and reduce the time to treatment? A. Alert the hospital B. Establish IV access C. Review the patient's history D. Treat hypertension -ANSWER-A. Alert the hospital 2. Your patient is in cardiac arrest and has been intubated. To assess CPR quality, which should you do? A Monitor the patient's PETCO2 B. Obtain a 12 lead C. Check the patient's pulse D. Obtain a chest x-ray -ANSWER-A. Monitor the patients petco2 30. Three minutes into a cardiac arrest resusckation perfoms chest compressions. Capnography shows a attempt, one member of your team inserts an endotracheal tube while another wavelorm and a PETCOs of 8 mm Hg. Which is the significance of this finding? A Chest oompressions may not be effective B. The endotracheal tube is in the esophagus