AHA ACLS Written Test Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
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 answer ✅✅Start 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 answer ✅✅Obtaining a 12 lead
ECG.
What is the preferred method of access for epi administration
during cardiac arrest in most pts? - correct answer
✅✅Peripheral IV
An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your next
step? - correct answer ✅✅Begin 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 answer ✅✅Administer 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
answer ✅✅Resume compressions
, AHA ACLS Written Test Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
What is acommon but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest
management? - correct answer ✅✅Prolonged interruptions in
chest compressions.
Which action is a componant of high-quality chest comressions? -
correct answer ✅✅Allowing complete chest recoil
Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of
ventricular fibrillation? - correct answer ✅✅Providing quality
compressions immediately before a defibrillation attempt.
Which situation BEST describes PEA? - correct answer
✅✅Sinus rythm without a pulse
What is the best strategy for perfoming high-quality CPR on a
pt.with an advanced airway in place? - correct answer
✅✅Provide 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
answer ✅✅Chest compressions may not be effective.
The use of quantitative capnography in intubated pt's does what?
- correct answer ✅✅Allowsfor monitoring CPR quality
Answers A+ Guide
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 answer ✅✅Start 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 answer ✅✅Obtaining a 12 lead
ECG.
What is the preferred method of access for epi administration
during cardiac arrest in most pts? - correct answer
✅✅Peripheral IV
An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your next
step? - correct answer ✅✅Begin 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 answer ✅✅Administer 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
answer ✅✅Resume compressions
, AHA ACLS Written Test Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
What is acommon but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest
management? - correct answer ✅✅Prolonged interruptions in
chest compressions.
Which action is a componant of high-quality chest comressions? -
correct answer ✅✅Allowing complete chest recoil
Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of
ventricular fibrillation? - correct answer ✅✅Providing quality
compressions immediately before a defibrillation attempt.
Which situation BEST describes PEA? - correct answer
✅✅Sinus rythm without a pulse
What is the best strategy for perfoming high-quality CPR on a
pt.with an advanced airway in place? - correct answer
✅✅Provide 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
answer ✅✅Chest compressions may not be effective.
The use of quantitative capnography in intubated pt's does what?
- correct answer ✅✅Allowsfor monitoring CPR quality
