ACLS ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR LIFE
SUPPORT EXAM | COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 | VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT | GRADE A
For an individual in respiratory arrest with a pulse, how often should they be
ventilated?
A) Give two breaths every 8 to 9 seconds, or 13 to 15 breaths per minute.
B) Give one breath every 5 to 6 seconds, or 10 to 12 breaths per minute.
C) Give one breath every 3 to 4 seconds, or 15 to 20 breaths per minute.
D) Give one breath every 8 to 9 seconds, or 6 to 8 breaths per minute. -
ANSWER B) Give one breath every 5 to 6 seconds, or 10 to 12 breaths per
minute.
Which item is NOT a basic airway skill?
A) Placement of endotracheal tube (ET tube)
B) Bag-mask ventilation
C) Jaw-thrust maneuver without head extension
D) Head-tilt-chin-lift maneuver - ANSWER A) Placement of an endotracheal
tube (ET tube)
Which of the following basic airway adjuncts can be used in a conscious or
semiconscious individual (with an intact cough and gag reflex)?
,A) Oropharyngeal airway (OPA)
B) Endotracheal tube (ET tube)
C) Nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)
D) Esophageal-tracheal tube (combi-tube) - ANSWER C) Nasopharyngeal
airway (NPA)
Blood or secretions in the mouth or upper respiratory tract may threaten the
airway. How can they be removed?
A) Bag-mask ventilation
B) Laryngeal tube
C) None of the above
D) Suctioning - ANSWER D) Suctioning
What item is NOT an example of Advanced Airways?
A) Esophageal-tracheal tube (combi-tube)
B) Oropharyngeal airway (OPA)
C) Endotracheal tube (ET tube) D) Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) -
ANSWER B) Oropharyngeal airway (OPA)
The compression-to-ventilation ratio during CPR before placement of an advanced
airway is:
A) 15:02
B) 20:01
C) 30:01:00
D) 30:02:00 - ANSWER D) 30:02:00
,You are alone when you encounter an individual in cardiac arrest. They are not
breathing, have no pulse, and have no suspected cervical spine trauma. Which
maneuver should you use to open the airway?
A) Jaw-thrust maneuver
B) Blind finger-sweeps
C) Head-tilt only
D) Head-tilt-chin-lift maneuver - ANSWER D) Head-tilt-chin-lift maneuver
According to the 2015 ILCOR update, high-quality CPR is defined as:
A) 100 chest compressions per minute at a depth of at least one inch
B) 100-120 chest compressions per minute at a depth of at least two inches, but not
greater than 2.4 inches
C) 80 chest compressions per minute at a depth of at least two inches
D) 80 chest compressions per minute at a depth of at least one inch -
ANSWER 100-120 chest compressions per minute at a depth of at least two
inches, but not greater than 2.4 inches
This is an example of which type of heart rhythm?
A) Atrial fibrillation
B) Pulseless electrical activity
C) Ventricular fibrillation
D) Atrial flutter - ANSWER C) Ventricular fibrillation
During the post-cardiac arrest phase, which of the following medications can be
used to treat hypotension?
, A) Dopamine
B) Epinephrine
C) Norepinephrine
D) All of the above - ANSWER D) All of the above
Treatment of PEA should include the following EXCEPT:
A) Identify and reverse etiologies of the arrest
B) Epinephrine
C) Effective CPR
D) Defibrillation - ANSWER INCORRECT: B) Epinephrine
CORRECT:
Thirty ____________ and two ____________ equal one cycle of CPR.
A) Chest compressions, ventilations
B) Ventilations, compressions
C) Chest compressions, pulse checks
D) Chest compressions, jaw lifts - ANSWER A) Chest compressions,
ventilations
According to the 2015 ILCOR Guidelines, stopping chest compressions for any
reason, such as pulse checks, should be limited to less than:
A) 30 seconds
B) 60 seconds
C) 10 seconds
SUPPORT EXAM | COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 | VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT | GRADE A
For an individual in respiratory arrest with a pulse, how often should they be
ventilated?
A) Give two breaths every 8 to 9 seconds, or 13 to 15 breaths per minute.
B) Give one breath every 5 to 6 seconds, or 10 to 12 breaths per minute.
C) Give one breath every 3 to 4 seconds, or 15 to 20 breaths per minute.
D) Give one breath every 8 to 9 seconds, or 6 to 8 breaths per minute. -
ANSWER B) Give one breath every 5 to 6 seconds, or 10 to 12 breaths per
minute.
Which item is NOT a basic airway skill?
A) Placement of endotracheal tube (ET tube)
B) Bag-mask ventilation
C) Jaw-thrust maneuver without head extension
D) Head-tilt-chin-lift maneuver - ANSWER A) Placement of an endotracheal
tube (ET tube)
Which of the following basic airway adjuncts can be used in a conscious or
semiconscious individual (with an intact cough and gag reflex)?
,A) Oropharyngeal airway (OPA)
B) Endotracheal tube (ET tube)
C) Nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)
D) Esophageal-tracheal tube (combi-tube) - ANSWER C) Nasopharyngeal
airway (NPA)
Blood or secretions in the mouth or upper respiratory tract may threaten the
airway. How can they be removed?
A) Bag-mask ventilation
B) Laryngeal tube
C) None of the above
D) Suctioning - ANSWER D) Suctioning
What item is NOT an example of Advanced Airways?
A) Esophageal-tracheal tube (combi-tube)
B) Oropharyngeal airway (OPA)
C) Endotracheal tube (ET tube) D) Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) -
ANSWER B) Oropharyngeal airway (OPA)
The compression-to-ventilation ratio during CPR before placement of an advanced
airway is:
A) 15:02
B) 20:01
C) 30:01:00
D) 30:02:00 - ANSWER D) 30:02:00
,You are alone when you encounter an individual in cardiac arrest. They are not
breathing, have no pulse, and have no suspected cervical spine trauma. Which
maneuver should you use to open the airway?
A) Jaw-thrust maneuver
B) Blind finger-sweeps
C) Head-tilt only
D) Head-tilt-chin-lift maneuver - ANSWER D) Head-tilt-chin-lift maneuver
According to the 2015 ILCOR update, high-quality CPR is defined as:
A) 100 chest compressions per minute at a depth of at least one inch
B) 100-120 chest compressions per minute at a depth of at least two inches, but not
greater than 2.4 inches
C) 80 chest compressions per minute at a depth of at least two inches
D) 80 chest compressions per minute at a depth of at least one inch -
ANSWER 100-120 chest compressions per minute at a depth of at least two
inches, but not greater than 2.4 inches
This is an example of which type of heart rhythm?
A) Atrial fibrillation
B) Pulseless electrical activity
C) Ventricular fibrillation
D) Atrial flutter - ANSWER C) Ventricular fibrillation
During the post-cardiac arrest phase, which of the following medications can be
used to treat hypotension?
, A) Dopamine
B) Epinephrine
C) Norepinephrine
D) All of the above - ANSWER D) All of the above
Treatment of PEA should include the following EXCEPT:
A) Identify and reverse etiologies of the arrest
B) Epinephrine
C) Effective CPR
D) Defibrillation - ANSWER INCORRECT: B) Epinephrine
CORRECT:
Thirty ____________ and two ____________ equal one cycle of CPR.
A) Chest compressions, ventilations
B) Ventilations, compressions
C) Chest compressions, pulse checks
D) Chest compressions, jaw lifts - ANSWER A) Chest compressions,
ventilations
According to the 2015 ILCOR Guidelines, stopping chest compressions for any
reason, such as pulse checks, should be limited to less than:
A) 30 seconds
B) 60 seconds
C) 10 seconds
