ACLS Practice
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
ANSWERS
Rate of chest compressions for adults - Answer: 100-120 compressions per minute
Ratio of compressions to breaths in adults - Answer: 30:2
Rate of bag valve mask ventilation for adults in respiratory arrest - Answer: Once every 5-6 seconds or
10-12 times per minute
Treatments for hypotension following cardiac arrest - 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.* - Answer:
Recommended ED door-to-balloon inflation time for a STEMI patient - Answer: No longer than 90
minutes
Ways to estimate effectiveness of CPR - Answer: Arterial diastolic blood pressure, quantitative waveform
capnography, central venous oxygen saturation
Best drug used for narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia - Answer: Adenosine
Drug used for pulseless electrical activity - Answer: Epinephrine
, Sequence of basic life support - Answer: Compressions, airway, breathing (CAB)
Initial dose of adenosine for treatment of supraventricular tachycardia - Answer: 6 mg IV
Heart rate at which tachycardia usually becomes symptomatic - Answer: 150 bpm
Longest duration for pulse check - Answer: 10 seconds
Recommended initial dosage of atropine for symptomatic bradycardia - Answer: 0.5 mg IV
Recommended dose of oxygen during CPR - Answer: 100%
Goal for initiation of fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patients - Answer: Within 1 hour of ED arrival
Common reversible causes of cardiac arrest ("H's and T's") - Answer: Hypotension, hypoxia,
hypothermia, hydrogen ions (acidosis), hypo-/hyperkalemia
Tension pneumothorax, tamponade, thrombosis (coronary), thrombosis (pulmonary), toxins
Best option for treatment of STEMI diagnosed in ambulance via 12-lead ECG - Answer: Transport to PCI-
capable hospital
Components of Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) - Answer: Facial droop, arm drift, speech
abnormality
Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT:
CPR
Ventilations
Defibrillation
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
ANSWERS
Rate of chest compressions for adults - Answer: 100-120 compressions per minute
Ratio of compressions to breaths in adults - Answer: 30:2
Rate of bag valve mask ventilation for adults in respiratory arrest - Answer: Once every 5-6 seconds or
10-12 times per minute
Treatments for hypotension following cardiac arrest - 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.* - Answer:
Recommended ED door-to-balloon inflation time for a STEMI patient - Answer: No longer than 90
minutes
Ways to estimate effectiveness of CPR - Answer: Arterial diastolic blood pressure, quantitative waveform
capnography, central venous oxygen saturation
Best drug used for narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia - Answer: Adenosine
Drug used for pulseless electrical activity - Answer: Epinephrine
, Sequence of basic life support - Answer: Compressions, airway, breathing (CAB)
Initial dose of adenosine for treatment of supraventricular tachycardia - Answer: 6 mg IV
Heart rate at which tachycardia usually becomes symptomatic - Answer: 150 bpm
Longest duration for pulse check - Answer: 10 seconds
Recommended initial dosage of atropine for symptomatic bradycardia - Answer: 0.5 mg IV
Recommended dose of oxygen during CPR - Answer: 100%
Goal for initiation of fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patients - Answer: Within 1 hour of ED arrival
Common reversible causes of cardiac arrest ("H's and T's") - Answer: Hypotension, hypoxia,
hypothermia, hydrogen ions (acidosis), hypo-/hyperkalemia
Tension pneumothorax, tamponade, thrombosis (coronary), thrombosis (pulmonary), toxins
Best option for treatment of STEMI diagnosed in ambulance via 12-lead ECG - Answer: Transport to PCI-
capable hospital
Components of Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) - Answer: Facial droop, arm drift, speech
abnormality
Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT:
CPR
Ventilations
Defibrillation
