ACLS: FINAL TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 100% Accurate. Rated A+
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2. Your patient is in cardiac arrest and has been intubated. To assess CPR quality, which should you do? - -A) Monitor the patient's PETCO2
3. Which facility is the most appropriate EMS destination for a patient with sudden car...
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ANSWERS. 100% Accurate. Rated A+
2. Your patient is in cardiac arrest and has been intubated. To assess CPR quality, which should you do? -
✔✔-A) Monitor the patient's PETCO2
3. Which facility is the most appropriate EMS destination for a patient with sudden cardiac who
achieved return of spontaneous circulation in the field? - ✔✔-D) Coronary reperfusion-capable medical
center
4. Which of the following signs is a likely indicator of cardiac arrest in an unresponsive patient? - ✔✔-C)
Agonal gasps
6. To properly ventilate a patient with a perfusing rhythm, how often do you squeeze the bag? - ✔✔-B)
Once every 5 to 6 seconds.
7. In addition to clinical assessment, which is the most reliable method to confirm and monitor correct
placement of an endotracheal tube? - ✔✔-C) Continuous waveform capnography
8. You are caring for a patient with a suspected stroke whose symptoms started 2 hours ago. The CT
scan was normal, with no signs of hemorrhage. The patient does not have any contraindications to
fibrinolytic therapy. Which treatment is the best for this patient? - ✔✔-B) Start fibrinolytic therapy as
soon as possible.
10. What is the recommended range from which a temperature should be selected and maintained
constantly to achieve targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest? - ✔✔-C) 32 to 36 Degrees
Celsius
11. Which is the recommended first intravenous dose of amiodarone for a patient with refractory
ventricular fibrillation? - ✔✔-D) 300 mg
, 12. What is the primary of a medical emergency team or rapid response team? - ✔✔-B) Improving
patient outcomes by identifying and treating early clinical deterioration.
13. What is the recommended next step after a defibrillation attempt? - ✔✔-D) Resume CPR, starting
with chest compressions
14. EMS providers are treating a patient with suspected stroke. According to the Adult Suspected Stroke
Algorithm, which critical action performed by the EMS team will expedite this patient's care on arrival
and reduce the time to treatment? - ✔✔-A) Alert the hospital.
16. Your rescue team arrives to find a 59-year-old man lying on the kitchen floor. You determine that he
is unresponsive. Which is the next step in your assessment and management of this patient? - ✔✔-B)
Check the patient's breathing and pulse.
17. Which best describes the length of time it should take to perform a pulse check during the BLS
assessment? - ✔✔-B) 5 to 10 seconds
18. You instruct a team member to give 1 mg Atropine IV. Which is the best example of closed-loop
communication? - ✔✔-C) I'll draw up 1 mg of Atropine.
19. What is an effect of excessive ventilation? - ✔✔-A) Decreased cardiac output.
20. If a team member is about to make a mistake during a resuscitation attempt, which best describes
the action that the team leader or other team members should take? - ✔✔-C) Address the team
members immediately.
22. For STEMI patient, which best describes the recommended maximum goal time for emergency
department door-to-balloon inflation time for percutaneous coronary intervention? - ✔✔-D) 90
minutes.
23. Which is the maximum interval you should allow for an interruption in chest compressions? - ✔✔-A)
10 seconds.
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