AHA ACLS Written Test Exam
Questions and Answers 2024
You find an unresponsive pt. who is not breathing. After activating the emergency
response system, you determine there is no pulse. What is your next action?
correct answerStart chest compressions of at least 100 per min.
You are evaluating a 58 year old man with chest pain. The BP is 92/50 and a heart
rate of 92/min, non- labored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min and the pulse O2 is
97%. What assessment step is most important now? correct answerObtaining a 12
lead ECG.
What is the preferred method of access for epi administration during cardiac arrest
in most pts? correct answerPeripheral IV
An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your next step? correct
answerBegin chest compressions.
You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the lead below
(PEA) and the pt. has no pulse. You partner resumes chest compressions and an
IV is in place. What management step is your next priority? correct
answerAdminister 1mg of epinepherine
During a pause in CPR, you see a narrow complex rythm on the monitor. The pt.
has no pulse. What is the next action? correct answerResume compressions
What is acommon but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest management?
correct answerProlonged interruptions in chest compressions.
Which action is a componant of high-quality chest comressions? correct
answerAllowing complete chest recoil
, Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of ventricular
fibrillation? correct answerProviding quality compressions immediately before a
defibrillation attempt.
Which situation BEST describes PEA? correct answerSinus rythm without a pulse
What is the best strategy for perfoming high-quality CPR on a pt.with an advanced
airway in place? correct answerProvide continuous chest compressionswithout
pauses and 10 ventilations per minute.
3 min after witnessing a cardiac arrest, one memeber of your team inserts an ET
tube while another performs continuous chest comressions. During subsequent
bentilation, you notice the presence of a wavefom on the capnogrophy screen and
a PETCO2 of 8 mm Hg. What is the significance of this finding? correct answerChest
compressions may not be effective.
The use of quantitative capnography in intubated pt's does what? correct
answerAllowsfor monitoring CPR quality
For the past 25 min, EMS crews have attemptedresuscitation of a pt who originally
presented with V-FIB. After the 1st shock, the ECG screen displayed asystole which
has persisted despite 2 doses of epi, a fluid bolus, and high quality CPR. What is
your next treatment? correct answerConsider terminating resuscitive efforts after
consulting medical control.
Which is a safe and effective practice within the defibrillation sequence? correct
answerBe sure O2 is NOT blowing over the pt's chest during shock.
During your assessment, your pt suddenly loses consciousness. After calling for
help and determining that the pt. is not breathing, you are unsure whether the pt.
has a pulse. What is your next action? correct answerBegin chest compressions.
What is an advantage of using hands-free d-fib pads instead of d-fib paddles?
correct answerHands-free allows for more rapid d-fib.
Questions and Answers 2024
You find an unresponsive pt. who is not breathing. After activating the emergency
response system, you determine there is no pulse. What is your next action?
correct answerStart chest compressions of at least 100 per min.
You are evaluating a 58 year old man with chest pain. The BP is 92/50 and a heart
rate of 92/min, non- labored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min and the pulse O2 is
97%. What assessment step is most important now? correct answerObtaining a 12
lead ECG.
What is the preferred method of access for epi administration during cardiac arrest
in most pts? correct answerPeripheral IV
An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your next step? correct
answerBegin chest compressions.
You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the lead below
(PEA) and the pt. has no pulse. You partner resumes chest compressions and an
IV is in place. What management step is your next priority? correct
answerAdminister 1mg of epinepherine
During a pause in CPR, you see a narrow complex rythm on the monitor. The pt.
has no pulse. What is the next action? correct answerResume compressions
What is acommon but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest management?
correct answerProlonged interruptions in chest compressions.
Which action is a componant of high-quality chest comressions? correct
answerAllowing complete chest recoil
, Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of ventricular
fibrillation? correct answerProviding quality compressions immediately before a
defibrillation attempt.
Which situation BEST describes PEA? correct answerSinus rythm without a pulse
What is the best strategy for perfoming high-quality CPR on a pt.with an advanced
airway in place? correct answerProvide continuous chest compressionswithout
pauses and 10 ventilations per minute.
3 min after witnessing a cardiac arrest, one memeber of your team inserts an ET
tube while another performs continuous chest comressions. During subsequent
bentilation, you notice the presence of a wavefom on the capnogrophy screen and
a PETCO2 of 8 mm Hg. What is the significance of this finding? correct answerChest
compressions may not be effective.
The use of quantitative capnography in intubated pt's does what? correct
answerAllowsfor monitoring CPR quality
For the past 25 min, EMS crews have attemptedresuscitation of a pt who originally
presented with V-FIB. After the 1st shock, the ECG screen displayed asystole which
has persisted despite 2 doses of epi, a fluid bolus, and high quality CPR. What is
your next treatment? correct answerConsider terminating resuscitive efforts after
consulting medical control.
Which is a safe and effective practice within the defibrillation sequence? correct
answerBe sure O2 is NOT blowing over the pt's chest during shock.
During your assessment, your pt suddenly loses consciousness. After calling for
help and determining that the pt. is not breathing, you are unsure whether the pt.
has a pulse. What is your next action? correct answerBegin chest compressions.
What is an advantage of using hands-free d-fib pads instead of d-fib paddles?
correct answerHands-free allows for more rapid d-fib.
