AHA ACLS Written Test Answered 50 out of 50(100% scored) 2021/2022 (reviewed)
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AHA ACLS Written Test Answered 50 out of 50(100% scored) 2021/2022 (reviewed
You find an unresponsive pt. who is not breathing. After activating the emergency response system, you determine there is no pulse. What is your next action? Correct Answer: Start chest compressions of at least 100 per...
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AHA ACLS Written Test Answered 50 out of
50(100% scored) 2021/2022 (reviewed
You find an unresponsive pt. who is not breathing. After activating the emergency response system, you
determine there is no pulse. What is your next action? Correct Answer: Start chest compressions of at
least 100 per min.
You are evaluating a 58 year old man with chest pain. The BP is 92/50 and a heart rate of 92/min, non-
labored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min and the pulse O2 is 97%. What assessment step is most
important now? Correct Answer: Obtaining a 12 lead ECG.
What is the preferred method of access for epi administration during cardiac arrest in most pts? Correct
Answer: Peripheral IV
An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your next step? Correct Answer: Begin chest
compressions.
You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the lead below (PEA) and the pt. has no
pulse. You partner resumes chest compressions and an IV is in place. What management step is your
next priority? Correct Answer: Administer 1mg of epinepherine
During a pause in CPR, you see a narrow complex rythm on the monitor. The pt. has no pulse. What is
the next action? Correct Answer: Resume compressions
What is acommon but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest management? Correct Answer:
Prolonged interruptions in chest compressions.
Which action is a componant of high-quality chest comressions? Correct Answer: Allowing complete
chest recoil
Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of ventricular fibrillation? Correct Answer:
Providing quality compressions immediately before a defibrillation attempt.
Which situation BEST describes PEA? Correct Answer: Sinus rythm without a pulse
What is the best strategy for perfoming high-quality CPR on a pt.with an advanced airway in place?
Correct Answer: Provide continuous chest compressionswithout pauses and 10 ventilations per minute.
3 min after witnessing a cardiac arrest, one memeber of your team inserts an ET tube while another
performs continuous chest comressions. During subsequent bentilation, you notice the presence of a
wavefom on the capnogrophy screen and a PETCO2 of 8 mm Hg. What is the significance of this finding?
Correct Answer: Chest compressions may not be effective.
The use of quantitative capnography in intubated pt's does what? Correct Answer: Allowsfor monitoring
CPR quality
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