AHA ACLS 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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You discover a patient who is unresponsive and not breathing. After activating the emergency
response team, you confirm that there is no pulse. What should you do next?
(ANSWER)
Initiate chest compressions at a rate of at least 100 per minute.
You are assessing a 58-year-old male who is experiencing chest pain. His blood pressure reads
92/50, his heart rate is 92 beats per minute, his respiratory rate is 14 breaths per minute, and his
pulse oximetry shows 97%. What assessment step is most critical at this moment?
(ANSWER)
Obtain a 12 lead ECG.
What is the preferred route for administering epinephrine during cardiac arrest for the majority of
patients?
(ANSWER)
Peripheral IV access.
An AED is taking time to analyze the rhythm. What should you do next?
, (ANSWER)
Start chest compressions.
After performing 2 minutes of CPR, the ECG monitor shows a PEA rhythm while the patient has
no pulse. Your partner continues chest compressions, and an IV has been established. What
management step is your next focus?
(ANSWER)
Administer 1 mg of epinephrine.
During a break in CPR, you observe a narrow complex rhythm on the monitor. The patient lacks
a pulse. What is the following action?
(ANSWER)
Resume chest compressions.
What is a frequent but potentially lethal error in managing a cardiac arrest?
(ANSWER)
Extended pauses in chest compressions.
Which action is a key part of effective chest compressions?
(ANSWER)
Ensuring complete chest recoil.
What action enhances the likelihood of successfully converting ventricular fibrillation?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
| ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST
UPDATE
You discover a patient who is unresponsive and not breathing. After activating the emergency
response team, you confirm that there is no pulse. What should you do next?
(ANSWER)
Initiate chest compressions at a rate of at least 100 per minute.
You are assessing a 58-year-old male who is experiencing chest pain. His blood pressure reads
92/50, his heart rate is 92 beats per minute, his respiratory rate is 14 breaths per minute, and his
pulse oximetry shows 97%. What assessment step is most critical at this moment?
(ANSWER)
Obtain a 12 lead ECG.
What is the preferred route for administering epinephrine during cardiac arrest for the majority of
patients?
(ANSWER)
Peripheral IV access.
An AED is taking time to analyze the rhythm. What should you do next?
, (ANSWER)
Start chest compressions.
After performing 2 minutes of CPR, the ECG monitor shows a PEA rhythm while the patient has
no pulse. Your partner continues chest compressions, and an IV has been established. What
management step is your next focus?
(ANSWER)
Administer 1 mg of epinephrine.
During a break in CPR, you observe a narrow complex rhythm on the monitor. The patient lacks
a pulse. What is the following action?
(ANSWER)
Resume chest compressions.
What is a frequent but potentially lethal error in managing a cardiac arrest?
(ANSWER)
Extended pauses in chest compressions.
Which action is a key part of effective chest compressions?
(ANSWER)
Ensuring complete chest recoil.
What action enhances the likelihood of successfully converting ventricular fibrillation?
