Advanced
Cardiovascular Life
Support Exam Version
B (50 questions)
Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate answer sheet.
• What should be done to minimize interruptions in chest compressions during CPR?
• Perform pulse checks only after defibrillation.
• Continue CPR while the defibrillator is charging.
• Administer IV medications only when breaths are given.
• Continue to use AED even after the arrival of a manual defibrillator.
• Which condition is an indication to stop or withhold resuscitative efforts?
• Unwitnessed arrest
• Safety threat to providers
• client age greater than 85 years
• No return of spontaneous circulation after 10 minutes of CPR
• After verifying the absence of a pulse, you initiate CPR with adequate bag-mask
ventilation. The client’s lead II ECG appears below. What is your next action?
• IV or IO access
• Endotracheal tube placement
• Consultation with cardiology for possible PCI
• Application of a transcutaneous pacemaker
• After verifying unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing, you
activate the emergency response team. What is your next action?
• Retrieve an AED.
, • Check for a pulse.
• Deliver 2 rescue breaths.
• Administer a precordial thump.
• What is the recommendation on the use of cricoid pressure to prevent
aspiration during cardiac arrest?
• Not recommended for routine use
• Recommended during every resuscitation attempt
• Recommended when the client is vomiting
• Recommended only for supraglottic airway insertion
• What survival advantages does CPR provide to a client in ventricular fibrillation?
• Increases the defibrillation threshold
• Directly restores an organized rhythm
• Opposes the harmful effects of epinephrine
• Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart
• What is the recommended compression rate for performing CPR?
• 60 to 80 per minute
• 80 to 100 per minute
• About 100 per minute
• At least 100 per minute
• EMS personnel arrive to find a client in cardiac arrest. Bystanders are
performing CPR. After attaching a cardiac monitor, the responder observes the
following rhythm strip. What is the most important early intervention?
• Defibrillation
• Endotracheal intubation
• Epinephrine administration
• Antiarrhythmic administration
• A client remains in ventricular fibrillation despite 1 shock and 2 minutes
ofcontinuous CPR. The next intervention is to
Cardiovascular Life
Support Exam Version
B (50 questions)
Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate answer sheet.
• What should be done to minimize interruptions in chest compressions during CPR?
• Perform pulse checks only after defibrillation.
• Continue CPR while the defibrillator is charging.
• Administer IV medications only when breaths are given.
• Continue to use AED even after the arrival of a manual defibrillator.
• Which condition is an indication to stop or withhold resuscitative efforts?
• Unwitnessed arrest
• Safety threat to providers
• client age greater than 85 years
• No return of spontaneous circulation after 10 minutes of CPR
• After verifying the absence of a pulse, you initiate CPR with adequate bag-mask
ventilation. The client’s lead II ECG appears below. What is your next action?
• IV or IO access
• Endotracheal tube placement
• Consultation with cardiology for possible PCI
• Application of a transcutaneous pacemaker
• After verifying unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing, you
activate the emergency response team. What is your next action?
• Retrieve an AED.
, • Check for a pulse.
• Deliver 2 rescue breaths.
• Administer a precordial thump.
• What is the recommendation on the use of cricoid pressure to prevent
aspiration during cardiac arrest?
• Not recommended for routine use
• Recommended during every resuscitation attempt
• Recommended when the client is vomiting
• Recommended only for supraglottic airway insertion
• What survival advantages does CPR provide to a client in ventricular fibrillation?
• Increases the defibrillation threshold
• Directly restores an organized rhythm
• Opposes the harmful effects of epinephrine
• Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart
• What is the recommended compression rate for performing CPR?
• 60 to 80 per minute
• 80 to 100 per minute
• About 100 per minute
• At least 100 per minute
• EMS personnel arrive to find a client in cardiac arrest. Bystanders are
performing CPR. After attaching a cardiac monitor, the responder observes the
following rhythm strip. What is the most important early intervention?
• Defibrillation
• Endotracheal intubation
• Epinephrine administration
• Antiarrhythmic administration
• A client remains in ventricular fibrillation despite 1 shock and 2 minutes
ofcontinuous CPR. The next intervention is to
