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ACLS POST EXAM VERSION1,2,3 AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
3. After verifying the absence of a pulse, you initiate CPR with
adequate bag-mask ventilation. The patient's lead II ECG appears
below. What is your next action?
IV or IO access
Endotracheal tube placement
Consultation with cardiology for possible PCI
Application of a transcutaneous pacemaker - ANSWER-IV or IO
access
4. After verifying unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing, you
activate the emergency response team. What is your next action?
Retrieve an AED.
Check for a pulse.
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Deliver 2 rescue breaths.
Administer a precordial thump. - ANSWER-Check for a pulse.
5. What is the recommendation on the use of cricoid pressure to
prevent aspiration during cardiac arrest?
Not recommended for routine use
Recommended during every resuscitation attempt
Recommended when the patient is vomiting
Recommended only for supraglottic airway insertion - ANSWER-
Not recommended for routine use
6. What survival advantages does CPR provide to a patient in
ventricular fibrillation?
Increases the defibrillation threshold
Directly restores an organized rhythm
Opposes the harmful effects of epinephrine
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Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart - ANSWER-
Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart
7. What is the recommended compression rate for performing
CPR?
60 to 80 per minute
80 to 100 per minute
About 100 per minute
At least 100 per minute - ANSWER-At least 100 per minute
8. EMS personnel arrive to find a patient in cardiac arrest.
Bystanders are performing CPR. After attaching a cardiac
monitor, the responder observes the following rhythm strip. What
is the most important early intervention?
Defibrillation
Endotrachealintubation
Epinephrine administration
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Antiarrhythmic administration - ANSWER-Defibrillation
9. A patient remains in ventricular fibrillation despite 1 shock and 2
minutes of continuous CPR. The next intervention is to
administer amiodarone.
administer a second shock.
administer epinephrine.
insert an advanced airway. - ANSWER-administer a second
shock.
10. What is the recommended next step after a defibrillation
attempt?
Open the patient's airway.
Determine if a carotid pulse is present.
Check the ECG for evidence of a rhythm.
Begin CPR, starting with chest compressions. - ANSWER-Begin
CPR, starting with chest compressions.
ACLS POST EXAM VERSION1,2,3 AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
3. After verifying the absence of a pulse, you initiate CPR with
adequate bag-mask ventilation. The patient's lead II ECG appears
below. What is your next action?
IV or IO access
Endotracheal tube placement
Consultation with cardiology for possible PCI
Application of a transcutaneous pacemaker - ANSWER-IV or IO
access
4. After verifying unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing, you
activate the emergency response team. What is your next action?
Retrieve an AED.
Check for a pulse.
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Deliver 2 rescue breaths.
Administer a precordial thump. - ANSWER-Check for a pulse.
5. What is the recommendation on the use of cricoid pressure to
prevent aspiration during cardiac arrest?
Not recommended for routine use
Recommended during every resuscitation attempt
Recommended when the patient is vomiting
Recommended only for supraglottic airway insertion - ANSWER-
Not recommended for routine use
6. What survival advantages does CPR provide to a patient in
ventricular fibrillation?
Increases the defibrillation threshold
Directly restores an organized rhythm
Opposes the harmful effects of epinephrine
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Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart - ANSWER-
Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart
7. What is the recommended compression rate for performing
CPR?
60 to 80 per minute
80 to 100 per minute
About 100 per minute
At least 100 per minute - ANSWER-At least 100 per minute
8. EMS personnel arrive to find a patient in cardiac arrest.
Bystanders are performing CPR. After attaching a cardiac
monitor, the responder observes the following rhythm strip. What
is the most important early intervention?
Defibrillation
Endotrachealintubation
Epinephrine administration
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Antiarrhythmic administration - ANSWER-Defibrillation
9. A patient remains in ventricular fibrillation despite 1 shock and 2
minutes of continuous CPR. The next intervention is to
administer amiodarone.
administer a second shock.
administer epinephrine.
insert an advanced airway. - ANSWER-administer a second
shock.
10. What is the recommended next step after a defibrillation
attempt?
Open the patient's airway.
Determine if a carotid pulse is present.
Check the ECG for evidence of a rhythm.
Begin CPR, starting with chest compressions. - ANSWER-Begin
CPR, starting with chest compressions.
