ACLS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+ NEWLY
UPDATED 2026
Q: What is the mandatory next step immediately after the AED delivers a
shock? ✔️✔️ A: Resume CPR instantly, starting with chest compressions. You
should not pause to check for a pulse or rhythm until two minutes of CPR have
been completed.
Q: In a standard CPR scenario without an advanced airway, what is the
required ratio of compressions to breaths? ✔️✔️ A: 30:2. This ratio applies to all
adult resuscitation efforts to ensure a balance of blood flow and oxygenation.
Q: How do ventilation rules change once an advanced airway (like an ET
tube) is secured? ✔️✔️ A: You no longer pause compressions for breaths. Instead,
deliver one breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths per minute) while another
provider performs continuous chest compressions.
Q: What is the single most critical intervention for a witnessed sudden cardiac
arrest? ✔️✔️ A: Rapid defibrillation. The probability of survival drops
significantly for every minute that passes without a shock to a rhythm like
Ventricular Fibrillation.
Q: What is the time limit for performing oropharyngeal suctioning during
ACLS? ✔️✔️ A: Suctioning should be limited to 10 seconds or less to minimize the
risk of causing hypoxia (low oxygen levels) in the patient.
Q: If a patient is in respiratory arrest but still has a detectable pulse
(perfusing rhythm), what is the correct rescue breathing rate? ✔️✔️ A:
, Administer one rescue breath every 5 to 6 seconds. This equates to roughly 10 to
12 breaths per minute.
Q: Which medical intervention is specifically excluded from a BLS
Assessment? ✔️✔️ A: Starting an IV line. The BLS assessment focuses on basic
life-saving measures like airway, breathing, compressions, and defibrillation;
invasive procedures like IV access are part of the ACLS survey.
Success of any resuscitation attempt is built on: -ANSWER ✔️✔️high quality CPR
2. defibrillation when required by the patients ECG rhythm
The most important algorithm to know for adult resuscitation is:
1. Bradycardia -ANSWER ✔️✔️Cardiac Arrest
(True or False) The systematic approach with a person in cardiac arrest should
include the BLS Assessment and the Primary Assessment? -ANSWER ✔️✔️True
Which of the following is true about chest compressions: -ANSWER ✔️✔️1. push
hard and fast
2. ensure full chest recoil
3. minimize interruptions in chest compression
4. all of the above
The BLS Assessment focuses on: -ANSWER ✔️✔️early CPR and early
defibrillation
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+ NEWLY
UPDATED 2026
Q: What is the mandatory next step immediately after the AED delivers a
shock? ✔️✔️ A: Resume CPR instantly, starting with chest compressions. You
should not pause to check for a pulse or rhythm until two minutes of CPR have
been completed.
Q: In a standard CPR scenario without an advanced airway, what is the
required ratio of compressions to breaths? ✔️✔️ A: 30:2. This ratio applies to all
adult resuscitation efforts to ensure a balance of blood flow and oxygenation.
Q: How do ventilation rules change once an advanced airway (like an ET
tube) is secured? ✔️✔️ A: You no longer pause compressions for breaths. Instead,
deliver one breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths per minute) while another
provider performs continuous chest compressions.
Q: What is the single most critical intervention for a witnessed sudden cardiac
arrest? ✔️✔️ A: Rapid defibrillation. The probability of survival drops
significantly for every minute that passes without a shock to a rhythm like
Ventricular Fibrillation.
Q: What is the time limit for performing oropharyngeal suctioning during
ACLS? ✔️✔️ A: Suctioning should be limited to 10 seconds or less to minimize the
risk of causing hypoxia (low oxygen levels) in the patient.
Q: If a patient is in respiratory arrest but still has a detectable pulse
(perfusing rhythm), what is the correct rescue breathing rate? ✔️✔️ A:
, Administer one rescue breath every 5 to 6 seconds. This equates to roughly 10 to
12 breaths per minute.
Q: Which medical intervention is specifically excluded from a BLS
Assessment? ✔️✔️ A: Starting an IV line. The BLS assessment focuses on basic
life-saving measures like airway, breathing, compressions, and defibrillation;
invasive procedures like IV access are part of the ACLS survey.
Success of any resuscitation attempt is built on: -ANSWER ✔️✔️high quality CPR
2. defibrillation when required by the patients ECG rhythm
The most important algorithm to know for adult resuscitation is:
1. Bradycardia -ANSWER ✔️✔️Cardiac Arrest
(True or False) The systematic approach with a person in cardiac arrest should
include the BLS Assessment and the Primary Assessment? -ANSWER ✔️✔️True
Which of the following is true about chest compressions: -ANSWER ✔️✔️1. push
hard and fast
2. ensure full chest recoil
3. minimize interruptions in chest compression
4. all of the above
The BLS Assessment focuses on: -ANSWER ✔️✔️early CPR and early
defibrillation
