ACLS Practice 57 Questions WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Rate of chest compressions for adults correct answer: 100-120 compressions per minute Ratio of compressions to breaths in adults correct answer: 30:2 Rate of bag valve mask ventilation for adults in respiratory arrest correct answer: Once every 5-6 seconds or 10-12 times per minute Treatments for hypotension following cardiac arrest correct answer: 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.* correct answer: Recommended ED door-to-balloon inflation time for a STEMI patient correct answer: No longer than 90 minutes Ways to estimate effectiveness of CPR correct answer: Arterial diastolic blood pressure, quantitative waveform capnography, central venous oxygen saturation Best drug used for narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia correct answer: Adenosine Drug used for pulseless electrical activity correct answer: Epinephrine Sequence of basic life support correct answer: Compressions, airway, breathing (CAB) Initial dose of adenosine for treatment of supraventricular tachycardia correct answer: 6 mg IV Heart rate at which tachycardia usually becomes symptomatic correct answer: 150 bpm Longest duration for pulse check correct answer: 10 seconds Recommended initial dosage of atropine for symptomatic bradycardia correct answer: 0.5 mg IV Recommended dose of oxygen during CPR correct answer: 100% Goal for initiation of fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patients correct answer: Within 1 hour of ED arrival