AHA ACLS (Latest 2023 - 2024) Written Test
(ACTUAL TEST ) Questions and Answers (Solved)
• 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?:
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?:
Obtaining a 12 lead ECG.• What is the preferred method of access for epi administration during
cardiac arrest in most pts?:
Peripheral IV
• An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your next step?:
Begin chest compressions. 1 / 2
• You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the lead be- low (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?:
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?:
Resume compressions • What is acommon but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest manage-
ment?:
Prolonged interruptions in chest compressions.
• Which action is a componant of high-quality chest comressions?:
Allowing complete chest recoil • Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of ventricular
fibrillation?:
Providing quality compressions immediately before a defibrillation attempt.
• Which situation BEST describes PEA?:
Sinus rythm without a pulse
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