ACLS CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What does the BLS Survey want you to assess which of the
following?
a. Responsiveness, Breathing, Cardiac Assessment, Drugs
b. Responsiveness, Activate EMS and get an AED, Circulation,
Defibrillation
c. Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Defibrillation
d. Airway, Blood Pressure, CPR, Differential Diagnosis.
Answer: b. Responsiveness, Activate EMS and get an AED, Circulation,
Defibrillation
◉ For an adult in respiratory arrest with a pulse, how often should they
be ventilated?
a. Give one breath every 3 to 4 seconds, or 15 to 20 breaths per minute.
b. Give one breath every 8 to 9 seconds, or 6 to 8 breaths per minute.
c. Give two breaths every 8 to 9 seconds, or 13 to 15 breaths per minute.
d. Give one breath every 5 to 6 seconds, or 10 to 12 breaths per minute..
Answer: d. Give one breath every 5 to 6 seconds, or 10 to 12 breaths per
minute.
◉ Fibrinolytic therapy is the treatment of choice for hemorrhagic stroke.
a. True
,b. False.
Answer: Answer: False
◉ Any bradycardia less than 60 beats per minute is a pathologic event.
a. True
b. False.
Answer: Answer: False
◉ Ventricular fibrillation can be a life-threatening complication of ACS.
a. True
b. False.
Answer: Answer: True
◉ Symptomatic bradycardia and poor perfusion may degrade into
cardiac arrest.
a. True
b. False.
Answer: Answer: True
◉ Fibrinolytic therapy within three hours (in some cases 4.5 hours) of
first onset of symptoms is the standard when treating ischemic stroke.
a. True
b. False.
Answer: Answer: True
, ◉ The definition of stable tachycardia is a fast but constant heart rate
between 80 and 120 beats per minute.
a. True
b. False.
Answer: Answer: False
◉ If transcutaneous pacing fails, there are no other options to consider.
a. True
b. False.
Answer: Answer: False
◉ 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
◉ The compression-to-ventilation ratio during CPR for an adult prior to
placement of an advanced airway is:
a. 20:01
b. 30:01:00
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What does the BLS Survey want you to assess which of the
following?
a. Responsiveness, Breathing, Cardiac Assessment, Drugs
b. Responsiveness, Activate EMS and get an AED, Circulation,
Defibrillation
c. Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Defibrillation
d. Airway, Blood Pressure, CPR, Differential Diagnosis.
Answer: b. Responsiveness, Activate EMS and get an AED, Circulation,
Defibrillation
◉ For an adult in respiratory arrest with a pulse, how often should they
be ventilated?
a. Give one breath every 3 to 4 seconds, or 15 to 20 breaths per minute.
b. Give one breath every 8 to 9 seconds, or 6 to 8 breaths per minute.
c. Give two breaths every 8 to 9 seconds, or 13 to 15 breaths per minute.
d. Give one breath every 5 to 6 seconds, or 10 to 12 breaths per minute..
Answer: d. Give one breath every 5 to 6 seconds, or 10 to 12 breaths per
minute.
◉ Fibrinolytic therapy is the treatment of choice for hemorrhagic stroke.
a. True
,b. False.
Answer: Answer: False
◉ Any bradycardia less than 60 beats per minute is a pathologic event.
a. True
b. False.
Answer: Answer: False
◉ Ventricular fibrillation can be a life-threatening complication of ACS.
a. True
b. False.
Answer: Answer: True
◉ Symptomatic bradycardia and poor perfusion may degrade into
cardiac arrest.
a. True
b. False.
Answer: Answer: True
◉ Fibrinolytic therapy within three hours (in some cases 4.5 hours) of
first onset of symptoms is the standard when treating ischemic stroke.
a. True
b. False.
Answer: Answer: True
, ◉ The definition of stable tachycardia is a fast but constant heart rate
between 80 and 120 beats per minute.
a. True
b. False.
Answer: Answer: False
◉ If transcutaneous pacing fails, there are no other options to consider.
a. True
b. False.
Answer: Answer: False
◉ 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
◉ The compression-to-ventilation ratio during CPR for an adult prior to
placement of an advanced airway is:
a. 20:01
b. 30:01:00
