ACLS CHEAT SHEET WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS (GRADED A+)
Q: When performing a pulse check, what is the required timeframe for the
assessment?
A: The pulse should be checked for at least 5 seconds, but it must not exceed 10
seconds. ✔✔
Q: What is the recommended speed for chest compressions during resuscitation?
A: Compressions should be delivered at a steady rate of 100 to 120 per minute.
✔✔
Q: What is the target depth for chest compressions in both adults and children?
A: Aim for a depth of at least 2 inches, ensuring you do not exceed 2.4 inches. ✔✔
Q: What is the maximum allowable time for any pause or interruption during
CPR?
A: Interruptions must be kept to a duration of less than 10 seconds. ✔✔
Q: Which technique should be used to clear a blocked airway in an unresponsive
patient when there is no evidence of trauma?
A: The head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver. ✔✔
Q: If a provider suspects a patient has a head or neck injury, how should they open
the airway?
A: By utilizing the jaw-thrust maneuver to avoid moving the spine. ✔✔
, Q: What is the standard ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths for an adult?
A: A ratio of 30 compressions to every 2 breaths. ✔✔
Q: Once an advanced airway has been established, what is the frequency for
delivering rescue breaths?
A: Provide 1 breath every 6 seconds while continuing chest compressions. ✔✔
heimlich maneuver -ANSWER ✔✔treatment of choice in a responsive choking
adult. if they do unresponsive, start CPR
continuous waveform capnography -ANSWER ✔✔What is the most reliable
method of confirming and monitoring correct placement of an ET tube, or to
ensure chest compressions are adequate?
10 -ANSWER ✔✔PETCO2 minimum level during CPR. if under this, fix your
chest compressions
Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia &
Ventricular Fibrillation -ANSWER ✔✔the 2 shockable rhythms
pulseless electrical activity, asystole -ANSWER ✔✔the 2 non-shockable rhythms
1mg every 3-5 minutes -ANSWER ✔✔epinephrine dose and frequency during
CPR, and symptomatic bradycardia
360 -ANSWER ✔✔monophasic pulseless vtach or vfib should be shocked with
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SOLUTIONS (GRADED A+)
Q: When performing a pulse check, what is the required timeframe for the
assessment?
A: The pulse should be checked for at least 5 seconds, but it must not exceed 10
seconds. ✔✔
Q: What is the recommended speed for chest compressions during resuscitation?
A: Compressions should be delivered at a steady rate of 100 to 120 per minute.
✔✔
Q: What is the target depth for chest compressions in both adults and children?
A: Aim for a depth of at least 2 inches, ensuring you do not exceed 2.4 inches. ✔✔
Q: What is the maximum allowable time for any pause or interruption during
CPR?
A: Interruptions must be kept to a duration of less than 10 seconds. ✔✔
Q: Which technique should be used to clear a blocked airway in an unresponsive
patient when there is no evidence of trauma?
A: The head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver. ✔✔
Q: If a provider suspects a patient has a head or neck injury, how should they open
the airway?
A: By utilizing the jaw-thrust maneuver to avoid moving the spine. ✔✔
, Q: What is the standard ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths for an adult?
A: A ratio of 30 compressions to every 2 breaths. ✔✔
Q: Once an advanced airway has been established, what is the frequency for
delivering rescue breaths?
A: Provide 1 breath every 6 seconds while continuing chest compressions. ✔✔
heimlich maneuver -ANSWER ✔✔treatment of choice in a responsive choking
adult. if they do unresponsive, start CPR
continuous waveform capnography -ANSWER ✔✔What is the most reliable
method of confirming and monitoring correct placement of an ET tube, or to
ensure chest compressions are adequate?
10 -ANSWER ✔✔PETCO2 minimum level during CPR. if under this, fix your
chest compressions
Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia &
Ventricular Fibrillation -ANSWER ✔✔the 2 shockable rhythms
pulseless electrical activity, asystole -ANSWER ✔✔the 2 non-shockable rhythms
1mg every 3-5 minutes -ANSWER ✔✔epinephrine dose and frequency during
CPR, and symptomatic bradycardia
360 -ANSWER ✔✔monophasic pulseless vtach or vfib should be shocked with
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