2025 ACLS EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH
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What element of a system of care is represented by properly functioning resuscitation
equipment? - correct answer -Structure
What is the first link in the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) chain of survival? - correct
answer -Activation of emergency reponse
What are signs of clinical deterioration that would prompt the activation of rapid response
system? - correct answer -Symptomatic hypertension
Seizure
Unexplained agitation
What is the primary purpose of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical emergency team
(MET)? - correct answer -To improve patient outcomes by identifying and treating early clinical
deterioration
What happens when teams rapidly assess and intervene when patients have abnormal vital
signs? - correct answer -The number of in hospital cardiac arrest decreases
In addition to decreased IHCA, what are some other benefits of implementing a rapid response
system? Select all that apply. - correct answer -Decrease ICU length of stay.
Decreased in total hospital length of stay.
Which is the main advantage of effective teamwork? - correct answer -Division of tasks
Which is the best example of a role of the team leader? - correct answer -Models excellent
team behavior
,Which is the best example of a role of a team member? - correct answer -Prepared to fulfill
their role responsibilities
What is the primary purpose of the CPR coach on a resuscitation team? - correct answer -
Increasing CPR quality
What are the 6 positions for high performance teams in resuscitation? - correct answer -Team
leader
Airway
Timer/recorder
Compressor (rotate every 2 minutes)
Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach
IV/IO/Medications
Which member of the high performance team has the responsibility for assigning roles
(positions)? - correct answer -Team leader
Which high performance team member is part of the resuscitation triangle? - correct answer -
Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach
Which is an example of knowledge sharing by a team leader? - correct answer -Asking for
suggestions about interventions
Which is an example of summarizing and reevaluating? - correct answer -Increasing monitoring
of the patients condition deteriorates
,Which is a step of closed-loop communication? - correct answer -Confirming task completion
before assigning another task
Which are examples of mutual respect? Select all that apply: - correct answer -Acknowledging
correctly completed tasks in a positive way
Ensuring that only one person talks at a time
What are the components of high quality CPR? Select all that apply: - correct answer -
Compression depth of at least 2 inches (5cm)
Switching compressors every 2 minutes
Avoiding excessive ventilation
Complete chest recoil after each compression
Interruption limited to under 10 seconds
How do you calculate the chest compression fraction (CCF)? What is ideal percentage? - correct
answer -Divide chest compression time by total code time. You want this at least 60% but ideally
greater than 80%
Which component of effective high-performance teams is represented by the use of real-time
feedback devices? - correct answer -Quality
How do you calculate Coronary Perfusion Pressure (CPP)? - correct answer -Aortic diastolic
pressure "minus" Right Atrial Diastolic Pressure
How do interruptions in chest compressions negatively impact survival after cardiac arrest? -
correct answer -Decrease coronary perfusion pressure
What is the only intervention that can restore an organized rhythm in patients with ventricular
fibrillation (VF)? - correct answer -Early and effective defibrillation
, How squickly sdoes sthe schance sof ssurvival sdecline sfor severy sminute sof sdefibrillation sdelay sin
spatients swith sventricular s fibrillation swho sdo sreceive sbystander sCPR? s- scorrect s sanswer s -7-10%
What sis sthe sadvantage sof sa ssystematic sapproach sto spatient sassessment? s- scorrect s sanswer s-
Reduces sthe schances sof smissing simportant ssigns sand ssymptoms
What sis sthe sfirst sstep sin sthe ssystematic sapproach sto spatient sassessment? s- scorrect s sanswer s-
Initial simpression
What sis sthe smaximum samount sof stime syou sshould ssimultaneously sperform spulse sand sbreathing
schecks? s- scorrect s sanswer s -10 sseconds
While sperforming sthe sBLS sAssessment, syou sinitiate shigh- squality sCPR sand sassist sventilation swith
sa sbag smask sdevice. sThe sAED sdoes snot srecommend sa sshock. s
Which saction sin sthe sPrimary sassessment sshould syou sperform sfirst? s- scorrect s sanswer s-
Determine sis sthe spatients sairway sis spatent
The sinitial sassessment sreveals sa sconscious spatient. sThe spatients sairway sis spatent sand san
sadvanced sairway sis snot sindicated. s
Which saction sin sthe sprimary sassessment sshould syou sperform snext? s- scorrect s sanswer s-
Administer soxygen sas sneeded
Which saction sis spart sof ssecondary sassessment sof sa sconscious spatient? s- scorrect s sanswer s-
Formulate sa sdifferential sdiagnosis
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What element of a system of care is represented by properly functioning resuscitation
equipment? - correct answer -Structure
What is the first link in the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) chain of survival? - correct
answer -Activation of emergency reponse
What are signs of clinical deterioration that would prompt the activation of rapid response
system? - correct answer -Symptomatic hypertension
Seizure
Unexplained agitation
What is the primary purpose of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical emergency team
(MET)? - correct answer -To improve patient outcomes by identifying and treating early clinical
deterioration
What happens when teams rapidly assess and intervene when patients have abnormal vital
signs? - correct answer -The number of in hospital cardiac arrest decreases
In addition to decreased IHCA, what are some other benefits of implementing a rapid response
system? Select all that apply. - correct answer -Decrease ICU length of stay.
Decreased in total hospital length of stay.
Which is the main advantage of effective teamwork? - correct answer -Division of tasks
Which is the best example of a role of the team leader? - correct answer -Models excellent
team behavior
,Which is the best example of a role of a team member? - correct answer -Prepared to fulfill
their role responsibilities
What is the primary purpose of the CPR coach on a resuscitation team? - correct answer -
Increasing CPR quality
What are the 6 positions for high performance teams in resuscitation? - correct answer -Team
leader
Airway
Timer/recorder
Compressor (rotate every 2 minutes)
Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach
IV/IO/Medications
Which member of the high performance team has the responsibility for assigning roles
(positions)? - correct answer -Team leader
Which high performance team member is part of the resuscitation triangle? - correct answer -
Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach
Which is an example of knowledge sharing by a team leader? - correct answer -Asking for
suggestions about interventions
Which is an example of summarizing and reevaluating? - correct answer -Increasing monitoring
of the patients condition deteriorates
,Which is a step of closed-loop communication? - correct answer -Confirming task completion
before assigning another task
Which are examples of mutual respect? Select all that apply: - correct answer -Acknowledging
correctly completed tasks in a positive way
Ensuring that only one person talks at a time
What are the components of high quality CPR? Select all that apply: - correct answer -
Compression depth of at least 2 inches (5cm)
Switching compressors every 2 minutes
Avoiding excessive ventilation
Complete chest recoil after each compression
Interruption limited to under 10 seconds
How do you calculate the chest compression fraction (CCF)? What is ideal percentage? - correct
answer -Divide chest compression time by total code time. You want this at least 60% but ideally
greater than 80%
Which component of effective high-performance teams is represented by the use of real-time
feedback devices? - correct answer -Quality
How do you calculate Coronary Perfusion Pressure (CPP)? - correct answer -Aortic diastolic
pressure "minus" Right Atrial Diastolic Pressure
How do interruptions in chest compressions negatively impact survival after cardiac arrest? -
correct answer -Decrease coronary perfusion pressure
What is the only intervention that can restore an organized rhythm in patients with ventricular
fibrillation (VF)? - correct answer -Early and effective defibrillation
, How squickly sdoes sthe schance sof ssurvival sdecline sfor severy sminute sof sdefibrillation sdelay sin
spatients swith sventricular s fibrillation swho sdo sreceive sbystander sCPR? s- scorrect s sanswer s -7-10%
What sis sthe sadvantage sof sa ssystematic sapproach sto spatient sassessment? s- scorrect s sanswer s-
Reduces sthe schances sof smissing simportant ssigns sand ssymptoms
What sis sthe sfirst sstep sin sthe ssystematic sapproach sto spatient sassessment? s- scorrect s sanswer s-
Initial simpression
What sis sthe smaximum samount sof stime syou sshould ssimultaneously sperform spulse sand sbreathing
schecks? s- scorrect s sanswer s -10 sseconds
While sperforming sthe sBLS sAssessment, syou sinitiate shigh- squality sCPR sand sassist sventilation swith
sa sbag smask sdevice. sThe sAED sdoes snot srecommend sa sshock. s
Which saction sin sthe sPrimary sassessment sshould syou sperform sfirst? s- scorrect s sanswer s-
Determine sis sthe spatients sairway sis spatent
The sinitial sassessment sreveals sa sconscious spatient. sThe spatients sairway sis spatent sand san
sadvanced sairway sis snot sindicated. s
Which saction sin sthe sprimary sassessment sshould syou sperform snext? s- scorrect s sanswer s-
Administer soxygen sas sneeded
Which saction sis spart sof ssecondary sassessment sof sa sconscious spatient? s- scorrect s sanswer s-
Formulate sa sdifferential sdiagnosis
