Heartcode ACLS 2024 THE BEST ANALYSED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Integrated response known as the system of care –
➢ Structure
➢ processes
➢ system
➢ patient outcome
Structure - People
Education
Equipment
Process – Protocols
Policies
Procedures
System - Programs
Organization
Culture
Patient Outcome – Satisfaction
Quality
Safety
, Properly functioning resuscitation equipment represents that element of a system of care? -
Structure✓✓✓✓✓✓
Among others which of the following factors has been associated with improved survival in patients with
cardiac arrest? - Immediate high quality CPR✓✓✓
What is the first link in the out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) Chain of Survival? - Activation of
emergency response✓✓✓
The purpose of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical emergency team (MET) is to - improve
patient outcomes by identifying and treating early clinical deterioration. ✓✓✓
Components of a rapid response system: - Event detection and response triggering arm
A plant response such an RRT or MET Quality monitoring
Administrative support✓✓✓
Criteria for RRT - Airway compromise✓✓✓
Respiratory rate less than six per minute or more than 30 per minute Heart rate less than 40 per minute
or greater than 140 per minute Systolic blood pressure less than 90 mm HG
Symptomatic hypertension
Unexpended decrease in level of consciousness Unexplained agitation
Seizure
Significant decrease in urine output
Clinical deterioration that would prompt the activation of a rapid response system -
Symptomatic hypertension✓✓✓
Seizure
Unexplained agitation
ANSWERS
Integrated response known as the system of care –
➢ Structure
➢ processes
➢ system
➢ patient outcome
Structure - People
Education
Equipment
Process – Protocols
Policies
Procedures
System - Programs
Organization
Culture
Patient Outcome – Satisfaction
Quality
Safety
, Properly functioning resuscitation equipment represents that element of a system of care? -
Structure✓✓✓✓✓✓
Among others which of the following factors has been associated with improved survival in patients with
cardiac arrest? - Immediate high quality CPR✓✓✓
What is the first link in the out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) Chain of Survival? - Activation of
emergency response✓✓✓
The purpose of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical emergency team (MET) is to - improve
patient outcomes by identifying and treating early clinical deterioration. ✓✓✓
Components of a rapid response system: - Event detection and response triggering arm
A plant response such an RRT or MET Quality monitoring
Administrative support✓✓✓
Criteria for RRT - Airway compromise✓✓✓
Respiratory rate less than six per minute or more than 30 per minute Heart rate less than 40 per minute
or greater than 140 per minute Systolic blood pressure less than 90 mm HG
Symptomatic hypertension
Unexpended decrease in level of consciousness Unexplained agitation
Seizure
Significant decrease in urine output
Clinical deterioration that would prompt the activation of a rapid response system -
Symptomatic hypertension✓✓✓
Seizure
Unexplained agitation
