ACLS PRACTICE
REVIEWED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
Rate of chest compressions for adults - ANS-100-120 compressions per minute
Ratio of compressions to breaths in adults - ANS-30:2
Rate of bag valve mask ventilation for adults in respiratory arrest - ANS-Once every 5-6
seconds or 10-12 times per minute
Treatments for hypotension following cardiac arrest - ANS-IV dopamine infusion, IV
epinephrine infusion
IV Ringer's lactate, IV normal saline
*The leader in team resuscitation must be able to perform all the skills if needed.* -
ANS-
Recommended ED door-to-balloon inflation time for a STEMI patient - ANS-No longer
than 90 minutes
Ways to estimate effectiveness of CPR - ANS-Arterial diastolic blood pressure,
quantitative waveform capnography, central venous oxygen saturation
Best drug used for narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia - ANS-Adenosine
, Drug used for pulseless electrical activity - ANS-Epinephrine
Sequence of basic life support - ANS-Compressions, airway, breathing (CAB)
Initial dose of adenosine for treatment of supraventricular tachycardia - ANS-6 mg IV
Heart rate at which tachycardia usually becomes symptomatic - ANS-150 bpm
Longest duration for pulse check - ANS-10 seconds
Recommended initial dosage of atropine for symptomatic bradycardia - ANS-0.5 mg IV
Recommended dose of oxygen during CPR - ANS-100%
Goal for initiation of fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patients - ANS-Within 1 hour of ED
arrival
Common reversible causes of cardiac arrest ("H's and T's") - ANS-Hypotension, hypoxia,
hypothermia, hydrogen ions (acidosis), hypo-/hyperkalemia
Tension pneumothorax, tamponade, thrombosis (coronary), thrombosis (pulmonary),
toxins
Best option for treatment of STEMI diagnosed in ambulance via 12-lead ECG - ANS-
Transport to PCI-capable hospital
Components of Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) - ANS-Facial droop, arm drift,
speech abnormality
Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT:
REVIEWED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
Rate of chest compressions for adults - ANS-100-120 compressions per minute
Ratio of compressions to breaths in adults - ANS-30:2
Rate of bag valve mask ventilation for adults in respiratory arrest - ANS-Once every 5-6
seconds or 10-12 times per minute
Treatments for hypotension following cardiac arrest - ANS-IV dopamine infusion, IV
epinephrine infusion
IV Ringer's lactate, IV normal saline
*The leader in team resuscitation must be able to perform all the skills if needed.* -
ANS-
Recommended ED door-to-balloon inflation time for a STEMI patient - ANS-No longer
than 90 minutes
Ways to estimate effectiveness of CPR - ANS-Arterial diastolic blood pressure,
quantitative waveform capnography, central venous oxygen saturation
Best drug used for narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia - ANS-Adenosine
, Drug used for pulseless electrical activity - ANS-Epinephrine
Sequence of basic life support - ANS-Compressions, airway, breathing (CAB)
Initial dose of adenosine for treatment of supraventricular tachycardia - ANS-6 mg IV
Heart rate at which tachycardia usually becomes symptomatic - ANS-150 bpm
Longest duration for pulse check - ANS-10 seconds
Recommended initial dosage of atropine for symptomatic bradycardia - ANS-0.5 mg IV
Recommended dose of oxygen during CPR - ANS-100%
Goal for initiation of fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patients - ANS-Within 1 hour of ED
arrival
Common reversible causes of cardiac arrest ("H's and T's") - ANS-Hypotension, hypoxia,
hypothermia, hydrogen ions (acidosis), hypo-/hyperkalemia
Tension pneumothorax, tamponade, thrombosis (coronary), thrombosis (pulmonary),
toxins
Best option for treatment of STEMI diagnosed in ambulance via 12-lead ECG - ANS-
Transport to PCI-capable hospital
Components of Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) - ANS-Facial droop, arm drift,
speech abnormality
Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT:
