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AHA ACLS Written Test ( Updated) Complete Questions & Answers (Solved) 100% Correct
Question 1: 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.
Question 2: You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest
pain. The blood pressure is 92/50 mm Hg, the heart rate is 92/min, the nonlabored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min, and the pulse oximetry reading is 97%. What assessment step is most important now?
CORRECT ANSWER : Obtaining a 12 lead ECG.
Question 3: What is the preferred method of access for epi
administration during cardiac arrest in most pts?
CORRECT ANSWER : Peripheral IV
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Question 4: An AED does not promptly analyze a rhythm. What
is your next step?
CORRECT ANSWER : Begin chest compressions.
Question 5: You have completed 2 minutes of CPR. The ECG
monitor displays the lead II rhythm below, and the patient has no pulse. Another member of your team resumes chest compressions, and an IV is in place. What management step is your next priority?
CORRECT ANSWER: Administer 1mg of epinephrine
Question 6: During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG
rhythm on the monitor. The patient has no pulse. What is the next action?
CORRECT ANSWER : Resume compressions
Question 7: What is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in
cardiac arrest management?
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CORRECT ANSWER : Prolonged interruptions in chest
compressions.
Question 8: Which action is a component of high-quality chest
compressions?
CORRECT ANSWER : Allowing complete chest recoil
Question 9: Which action increases the chance of successful
conversion of ventricular fibrillation?
CORRECT ANSWER : Providing quality compressions
immediately before a defibrillation attempt.
Question 10: Which situation BEST describes pulseless
electrical activity?
CORRECT ANSWER: Sinus rhythm without a pulse
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Question 11: What is the BEST strategy for performing high-
quality CPR on a patient with an advanced airway in place?
CORRECT ANSWER : Provide continuous chest compressions
without pauses and 10 ventilations per minute.
Question 12: Three minutes after witnessing a cardiac arrest,
one member of your team inserts an endotracheal tube while another performs continuous chest compressions. During subsequent ventilation, you notice the presence of a waveform on the capnography screen and a PETCO2 level of 8 mm Hg.What is the significance of this finding?
CORRECT ANSWER : Chest compressions may not be
effective.
Question 13: The use of quantitative capnography in intubated
patients