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ACLS POST EXAM VERSION1,2,3 AND PRACTICE
EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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VERSION 1
- What should be done to minimize interruptions in chest
compressions during CPR?
Perform pulse checks only after defibrillation.Safety threat to providers Administer IV medications only when breaths are given.Continue to use AED even after the arrival of a manual defibrillator. - ANSWER- Safety threat to providers
- Which condition is an indication to stop or withhold resuscitative
efforts?
Unwitnessed arrest Safety threat to providers Patient age greater than 85 years
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No return of spontaneous circulation after 10 minutes of CPR - ANSWER- Safety threat to providers
- After verifying the absence of a pulse, you initiate CPR with
adequate bag-mask ventilation. The patient's lead II ECG appears below.What is your next action?
IV or IO access Endotracheal tube placement Consultation with cardiology for possible PCI Application of a transcutaneous pacemaker - ANSWER- IV or IO access
- After verifying unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing, you
activate the emergency response team. What is your next action?
Retrieve an AED. Check for a pulse. Deliver 2 rescue breaths.Administer a precordial thump. - ANSWER- Check for a pulse.
- What is the recommendation on the use of cricoid pressure to
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prevent aspiration during cardiac arrest?
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Not recommended for routine use Recommended during every resuscitation attempt
Recommended when the patient is vomiting Recommended only for supraglottic airway insertion - ANSWER- Not recommended for routine use
- What survival advantages does CPR provide to a patient in
ventricular fibrillation?
Increases the defibrillation threshold Directly restores an organized rhythm Opposes the harmful effects of epinephrine Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart - ANSWER- Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart
- What is the recommended compression rate for performing CPR?
60 to 80 per minute 80 to 100 per minute About 100 per minute At least 100 per minute - ANSWER- At least 100 per minute
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- EMS personnel arrive to find a patient in cardiac arrest. Bystanders
are performing CPR. After attaching a cardiac monitor, the responder observes the following rhythm strip. What is the most important early intervention?
Defibrillation Endotrachealintubation Epinephrine administration Antiarrhythmic administration - ANSWER- Defibrillation
- A patient remains in ventricular fibrillation despite 1 shock and 2
minutes of continuous CPR. The next intervention is to
administer amiodarone. administer a second shock. administer epinephrine.insert an advanced airway. - ANSWER- administer a second shock.
- What is the recommended next step after a defibrillation attempt?
Open the patient's airway.
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