Advanced Life Support Exam Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
What are the four Hs? - Answer✔Hypoxia, Hypovolaemia, Hypothermia, Hypo-kalaemia
(metabolic)
What are the four Ts? - Answer✔Thrombosis, Tamponade, Tension Pneumothorax, Toxins
% of Cardiac Arrests which are shockable? - Answer✔25%
% of Cardiac Arrests which are Non-shockable? - Answer✔75% (50% Asystole & 25% PEA)
How many Cardiac Arrests reach ROSC? - Answer✔25-30%
How many Cardiac Arrests are discharged hospital? - Answer✔8% (Out of hospital) 20% (In
hospital)
What are the chain of survival steps? - Answer✔Early recognition & Call for help
Early CPR
Early Defibrillation (within 3 mins)
Post resuscitation Care (starts after ROSC)
Which rhythms are shockable? - Answer✔V-fib and Pulseless VT
During CPR how often should adrenaline be given? - Answer✔3-5 mins
During CPR how often should amiodarone be given? - Answer✔1 x after 3 shocks
Which rhythms are non-shockable? - Answer✔PEA/ASYSTOLE
What does SBAR stand for? - Answer✔Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation
What does RSVP stand for? - Answer✔Reason
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Story
Vital Signs
Plan
What are the stages of the chain of prevention? - Answer✔Education
Monitoring
Recognition
Call for help
Response
Talk through A-E assessment and what it involves. - Answer✔As per usual A-E.
causes of airway obstruction - Answer✔Blood
Vomit
CNS depletion
Foreign Body
Direct Trauma to face or throat
Epiglottitis
Pharyngeal Swelling
Laryngospasm
Bronchospasm
Bronchial Secretions
Blocked Trachy
What spinal level innervates the diaphragm? - Answer✔C3/4/5
Who should be given oxygen? - Answer✔ALL critically ill patients 15L02 via non-rebreathe then
titrate when stable.
Causes of VF? (9) - Answer✔ACS
Hypertensive heart disease
valve disease
Drugs (antiarrythmic drugs, TCAs, digoxin)
Inherited Disease (Long QT)
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