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AHA ACLS Written Test| PRESENTED IN
ORDER, | WITH A TOTAL OF 50
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQS)
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | CLEARLY
INDICATED | 2026 UPDATE
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? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Start chest compressions of at least 100 per
min.
For the past 25 min, EMS crews have attemptedresuscitation of a pt who
originally presented with V-FIB. After the 1st shock, the ECG screen displayed
asystole which has persisted despite 2 doses of epi, a fluid bolus, and high
quality CPR. What is your next treatment? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Consider
terminating resuscitive efforts after consulting medical control.
Which is a safe and effective practice within the defibrillation sequence? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Be sure O2 is NOT blowing over the pt's chest during shock.
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During your assessment, your pt suddenly loses consciousness. After calling for
help and determining that the pt. is not breathing, you are unsure whether the
pt. has a pulse. What is your next action? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Begin chest
compressions.
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? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Obtaining a 12 lead ECG.
During a pause in CPR, you see a narrow complex rythm on the monitor. The
pt. has no pulse. What is the next action? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Resume
compressions
What is acommon but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest management?
- ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Prolonged interruptions in chest compressions.
Which action is a componant of high-quality chest comressions? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Allowing complete chest recoil
What is the preferred method of access for epi administration during cardiac
arrest in most pts? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Peripheral IV
An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your next step? -
✔✔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? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Administer 1mg of epinepherine
AHA ACLS Written Test| PRESENTED IN
ORDER, | WITH A TOTAL OF 50
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQS)
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | CLEARLY
INDICATED | 2026 UPDATE
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? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Start chest compressions of at least 100 per
min.
For the past 25 min, EMS crews have attemptedresuscitation of a pt who
originally presented with V-FIB. After the 1st shock, the ECG screen displayed
asystole which has persisted despite 2 doses of epi, a fluid bolus, and high
quality CPR. What is your next treatment? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Consider
terminating resuscitive efforts after consulting medical control.
Which is a safe and effective practice within the defibrillation sequence? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Be sure O2 is NOT blowing over the pt's chest during shock.
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During your assessment, your pt suddenly loses consciousness. After calling for
help and determining that the pt. is not breathing, you are unsure whether the
pt. has a pulse. What is your next action? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Begin chest
compressions.
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? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Obtaining a 12 lead ECG.
During a pause in CPR, you see a narrow complex rythm on the monitor. The
pt. has no pulse. What is the next action? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Resume
compressions
What is acommon but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest management?
- ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Prolonged interruptions in chest compressions.
Which action is a componant of high-quality chest comressions? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Allowing complete chest recoil
What is the preferred method of access for epi administration during cardiac
arrest in most pts? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Peripheral IV
An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your next step? -
✔✔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? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Administer 1mg of epinepherine
