RQI ACLS SAMC UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1. Which facility is the most appropriate EMS destination Coronary reperfusion-ca-
for a patient with sudden cardiac arrest who achieved pable medical center
return of spontaneous circulation in the field?
2. Which is the primary purpose of a medical emergency Improving pt outcomes by
team or rapid response team? identifying and treating
early clinical deterioration
3. Which is the recommended oral dose of aspirin for a 162 - 325 mg
patieni a suspected acute coronary syndrome?
4. You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest dis- Obtaining a 12 lead ECG.
comfort. His blood pressure is 92/50 mm Hg, his heart
rate is 92/min, his nonlabored respiratory rate is 14
breaths/min, and his pulse oximetry reading is 97%.
Which assessment step is most important now?
5. EMS providers are treating a patient with suspected Provide prehospital notifi-
stroke. According to the Adult Suspected Stroke Algo- cation
rithm, which critical action performed by the EMS team
will expedite this patients care on arrival and reduce
the time to treatment?
6. • You are caring for a patient with a suspected stroke Start fibrinolytic therapy as
whose symptoms started 2 hours ago. soon as possible
• The CT scan was normal, with no signs of hemor-
rhage.
• The patient does not have any contraindications to
fibrinolytic therapy.
Which treatment approach is best for this patient?
7. Noncontrast CT scan of the
head
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Answers
1. Which facility is the most appropriate EMS destination Coronary reperfusion-ca-
for a patient with sudden cardiac arrest who achieved pable medical center
return of spontaneous circulation in the field?
2. Which is the primary purpose of a medical emergency Improving pt outcomes by
team or rapid response team? identifying and treating
early clinical deterioration
3. Which is the recommended oral dose of aspirin for a 162 - 325 mg
patieni a suspected acute coronary syndrome?
4. You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest dis- Obtaining a 12 lead ECG.
comfort. His blood pressure is 92/50 mm Hg, his heart
rate is 92/min, his nonlabored respiratory rate is 14
breaths/min, and his pulse oximetry reading is 97%.
Which assessment step is most important now?
5. EMS providers are treating a patient with suspected Provide prehospital notifi-
stroke. According to the Adult Suspected Stroke Algo- cation
rithm, which critical action performed by the EMS team
will expedite this patients care on arrival and reduce
the time to treatment?
6. • You are caring for a patient with a suspected stroke Start fibrinolytic therapy as
whose symptoms started 2 hours ago. soon as possible
• The CT scan was normal, with no signs of hemor-
rhage.
• The patient does not have any contraindications to
fibrinolytic therapy.
Which treatment approach is best for this patient?
7. Noncontrast CT scan of the
head
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