AHA ACLS Written Test revision questions

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? 2. 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? 3. What is the preferred method of access for epi administration during cardiac arrest in most pts? 4. An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your next step? 5. 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? 6. During a pause in CPR, you see a narrow complex rythm on the monitor. The pt. has no pulse. What is the next action? 7. What is acommon but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest management? 8. Which action is a componant of high-quality chest comressions? 9. Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of ventricular fibrillation? 10. Which situation BEST describes PEA? 11. What is the best strategy for perfoming high-quality CPR on a an advanced airway in place? 12.3 min after witnessing a cardiac arrest, one memeber of your team inserts an ET tube while another performs continuous chest comressions. During subsequent bentilation, you notice the presence of a wavefom on the capnogrophy screen and a PETCO2 of 8 mm Hg. What is the significance of this finding? 13. The use of quantitative capnography in intubated pt's does what? 14. 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 asystol