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AHA ACLS Exam with Correct Answers

AHA ACLS Exam Questions with Correct Answers | Guaranteed Success

AHA ACLS Exam Questions with Correct Answers

AHA ACLS Exam Questions with Correct Answers | Guaranteed Success

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Exam Questions and answers MOVIES Acronym in ACLS? 1. Monitor 2. Oxygen 3. Vital Signs 4. IV or IO Access 5. EKG 6. Blood Sugar What is primary assessment (ABCDE)? -Continuing assessments and performing appropriate actions until patient transferred to next level of care. -ABCDE: Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Exam Questions and answers What are the commonly used algorithms used? - 2. Bradycardia with pulse 3. cardiac arrest 4. post-cardiac arrest care Special cardiac arrest algothrims: - 1. tachycardia with pulse 1. Cardiac arrest during pregnancy in a hospital setting. 2. Opioid-related emergencies for healthcare providers. 3. Adult ventricular assist device (VAD).

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Exam Questions and answers When you recognition of cardiac arrest? - check victim's pulse for no more than 10 seconds - call 911, code blue, rapid response, cardiac alert, etc What is the compression to breath ratio in resuscitation? 30 compressions to 2 breaths How deep should compressions be during resuscitation? 2 inches with complete recoil

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Exam Questions and answers When giving CPR in an adult, what is the ratio of compressions to breaths -30:2 -Give compressions first What are the 5 H's that can cause a cardiac arrest? -HYPOvolemia -HYPOthermia -HYPOxia -H+ (acidosis) -HYPO/HYPERkalemia What are the 5 T's that can cause a cardiac arrest?

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Exam Questions and answers Recognition of cardiac arrest -check victim's pulse for no more than 10 seconds -call 911, code blue, rapid response, cardiac alert, etc. Resuscitation 30 compressions : 2 breaths -compressions: 2 inch compression with complete recoil ; 100-120 per minute -2 breathes: 1 breathe every 6 seconds

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Exam Questions and answers ACLS: Statistics Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) 1. more than 35,000 adults suffer OHCA in Canada per year ◦- approximately 85% occur at home 2. less than 10% survive an OHCA 3. 29% of all deaths in Canada are from heart disease 4. approximately 200 people die each day from cardiovascular disease and stroke