ACLS Practice Questions With Answers 2024
ACLS Practice Questions With Answers 2024
Rate of chest compressions for adults correct answer: 100-120 compressions per minute
Ratio of compressions to breaths in adults correct answer: 30:2
Rate of bag valve mask ventilation for adults in respiratory arrest correct answer: Once every 5-
6 seconds or 10-12 times per minute
Treatments for hypotension following cardiac arrest correct answer: IV dopamine infusion, IV
epinephrine infusion
IV Ringer's lactate, IV normal saline
*The leader in team resuscitation must be able to perform all the skills if needed.* correct
answer:
Recommended ED door-to-balloon inflation time for a STEMI patient correct answer: No
longer than 90 minutes
Ways to estimate effectiveness of CPR correct answer: Arterial diastolic blood pressure,
quantitative waveform capnography, central venous oxygen saturation
Best drug used for narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia correct answer: Adenosine
Drug used for pulseless electrical activity correct answer: Epinephrine
Sequence of basic life support correct answer: Compressions, airway, breathing (CAB)
Initial dose of adenosine for treatment of supraventricular tachycardia correct answer: 6 mg IV
Heart rate at which tachycardia usually becomes symptomatic correct answer: 150 bpm
Longest duration for pulse check correct answer: 10 seconds
Recommended initial dosage of atropine for symptomatic bradycardia correct answer: 0.5 mg IV
Recommended dose of oxygen during CPR correct answer: 100%
Goal for initiation of fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patients correct answer: Within 1 hour of ED
arrival
Common reversible causes of cardiac arrest ("H's and T's") correct answer: Hypotension,
hypoxia, hypothermia, hydrogen ions (acidosis), hypo-/hyperkalemia
Tension pneumothorax, tamponade, thrombosis (coronary), thrombosis (pulmonary), toxins
, ACLS Practice Questions With Answers 2024
Best option for treatment of STEMI diagnosed in ambulance via 12-lead ECG correct answer:
Transport to PCI-capable hospital
Components of Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) correct answer: Facial droop, arm
drift, speech abnormality
Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT:
CPR
Ventilations
Defibrillation
Epinephrine correct answer: Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT:
CPR
Ventilations
*Defibrillation*
Epinephrine
Appropriate response to an AED that is having problems analyzing rhythm correct answer:
Continue chest compressions
Which of the following is treated with synchronized shocks?
Unstable atrial fibrillation
Sinus tachycardia
VT without a pulse
VF correct answer: Which of the following is treated with synchronized shocks?
*Unstable atrial fibrillation*
Sinus tachycardia
VT without a pulse
VF
Dose for procainamide correct answer: 20-50 mg/min
Drug that should be given to all acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients correct answer:
Aspirin
Concentration of maintenance amiodarone drip correct answer: 900 mg amiodarone in 500 mL
D5W (1.8 mg/mL)
EMS dispatchers who recognize ACS symptoms should instruct patients to: correct answer:
Take aspirin
Longest acceptable delay in chest compressions correct answer: 10 seconds
ACLS Practice Questions With Answers 2024
Rate of chest compressions for adults correct answer: 100-120 compressions per minute
Ratio of compressions to breaths in adults correct answer: 30:2
Rate of bag valve mask ventilation for adults in respiratory arrest correct answer: Once every 5-
6 seconds or 10-12 times per minute
Treatments for hypotension following cardiac arrest correct answer: IV dopamine infusion, IV
epinephrine infusion
IV Ringer's lactate, IV normal saline
*The leader in team resuscitation must be able to perform all the skills if needed.* correct
answer:
Recommended ED door-to-balloon inflation time for a STEMI patient correct answer: No
longer than 90 minutes
Ways to estimate effectiveness of CPR correct answer: Arterial diastolic blood pressure,
quantitative waveform capnography, central venous oxygen saturation
Best drug used for narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia correct answer: Adenosine
Drug used for pulseless electrical activity correct answer: Epinephrine
Sequence of basic life support correct answer: Compressions, airway, breathing (CAB)
Initial dose of adenosine for treatment of supraventricular tachycardia correct answer: 6 mg IV
Heart rate at which tachycardia usually becomes symptomatic correct answer: 150 bpm
Longest duration for pulse check correct answer: 10 seconds
Recommended initial dosage of atropine for symptomatic bradycardia correct answer: 0.5 mg IV
Recommended dose of oxygen during CPR correct answer: 100%
Goal for initiation of fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patients correct answer: Within 1 hour of ED
arrival
Common reversible causes of cardiac arrest ("H's and T's") correct answer: Hypotension,
hypoxia, hypothermia, hydrogen ions (acidosis), hypo-/hyperkalemia
Tension pneumothorax, tamponade, thrombosis (coronary), thrombosis (pulmonary), toxins
, ACLS Practice Questions With Answers 2024
Best option for treatment of STEMI diagnosed in ambulance via 12-lead ECG correct answer:
Transport to PCI-capable hospital
Components of Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) correct answer: Facial droop, arm
drift, speech abnormality
Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT:
CPR
Ventilations
Defibrillation
Epinephrine correct answer: Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT:
CPR
Ventilations
*Defibrillation*
Epinephrine
Appropriate response to an AED that is having problems analyzing rhythm correct answer:
Continue chest compressions
Which of the following is treated with synchronized shocks?
Unstable atrial fibrillation
Sinus tachycardia
VT without a pulse
VF correct answer: Which of the following is treated with synchronized shocks?
*Unstable atrial fibrillation*
Sinus tachycardia
VT without a pulse
VF
Dose for procainamide correct answer: 20-50 mg/min
Drug that should be given to all acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients correct answer:
Aspirin
Concentration of maintenance amiodarone drip correct answer: 900 mg amiodarone in 500 mL
D5W (1.8 mg/mL)
EMS dispatchers who recognize ACS symptoms should instruct patients to: correct answer:
Take aspirin
Longest acceptable delay in chest compressions correct answer: 10 seconds
