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ACLS Practice Questions ACLS PALS BLS

The best answer is: true

The best answer is: rapidly attempt to determine the cause of the PEA

The best answer is: true

Administering IV epinephrine boluses are acceptable when:

The best answer is: the patient fails to respond to CPR and defibrillation

The best answer is: true

If treating a 10-kg infant with oxygen refractory unstable bradycardia, how much epinephrine should be administered?

The best answer is: 1.0 ml of 1:10,000 solution

A young trauma patient is brought into your emergency department, barely responsive, pale, with an 8 second capillary refill. The abdomen is distended and rigid. Stat hemoglobin comes back 6.6 gm. What would be the ideal fluid to treat this patients hypovolemic shock?

The best answer is: whole blood or packed cells

It is always advisable to:

The best answer is: all of the above

If a patient does not have a shockable ECG rhythm, what is the recommended treatment?

1. continue quality CPR

2. give epinephrine (IV/IO/ETT)

3. find and treat causes

4. shock the patient anyways (jump start the asystolic heart)

The best answer is: (1,2,3)

The proper treatment of hypercarbia (ventilatory failure – PaCO2 > 70 mmHg) is:

The best answer is: assisted (augmented) ventilation (bag/valve or mechanical ventilation device)

When rescue breaths are given without compressions (support ventilation) to a victim with a pulse, how many breaths per minute should be given to an infant or child? (increase respiratory frequency if the heart rate is slow)

The best answer is: 12 to 20

When there is more than one person at the scene of an adult cardiac arrest, what are the roles of the rescuers?

The best answer is: One should stay with the victim to begin CPR while another rescuer calls 911 and retrieves an AED

Compressions should depress the chest of the infant and child by

The best answer is: One-third to one-half the depth of the chest

CPR should be continued until an automatic external defibrillator or manual defibrillator is available.

The best answer is: True

If a manual defibrillator is used on a child 8 years or younger, what dose is recommended?

The best answer is: 2 J/kg for the first shock and 4 J/kg for subsequent shocks

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ACLS Practice Questions ACLS PALS BLS

The best answer is: true

The best answer is: rapidly attempt to determine the cause of the PEA

The best answer is: true

Administering IV epinephrine boluses are acceptable when:

The best answer is: the patient fails to respond to CPR and defibrillation

The best answer is: true

If treating a 10-kg infant with oxygen refractory unstable bradycardia, how much epinephrine should be administered?

The best answer is: 1.0 ml of 1:10,000 solution

A young trauma patient is brought into your emergency department, barely responsive, pale, with an 8 second capillary refill. The abdomen is distended and rigid. Stat hemoglobin comes back 6.6 gm. What would be the ideal fluid to treat this patients hypovolemic shock?

The best answer is: whole blood or packed cells

It is always advisable to:

The best answer is: all of the above

If a patient does not have a shockable ECG rhythm, what is the recommended treatment? 1. continue quality CPR 2. give epinephrine (IV/IO/ETT) 3. find and treat causes 4. shock the patient anyways (jump start the asystolic heart)

The best answer is: (1,2,3)

The proper treatment of hypercarbia (ventilatory failure – PaCO2 > 70 mmHg) is:

The best answer is: assisted (augmented) ventilation (bag/valve or mechanical ventilation device)

When rescue breaths are given without compressions (support ventilation) to a victim with a pulse, how many breaths per minute should be given to an infant or child? (increase respiratory frequency if the heart rate is slow)

The best answer is: 12 to 20

When there is more than one person at the scene of an adult cardiac arrest, what are the roles of the rescuers?

The best answer is: One should stay with the victim to begin CPR while another rescuer calls 911 and retrieves an AED

Compressions should depress the chest of the infant and child by

The best answer is: One-third to one-half the depth of the chest

CPR should be continued until an automatic external defibrillator or manual defibrillator is available.

The best answer is: True

If a manual defibrillator is used on a child 8 years or younger, what dose is recommended?

The best answer is: 2 J/kg for the first shock and 4 J/kg for subsequent shocks

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If a patient does not have a shockable ECG rhythm, what is the recommended treatment?

1. continue quality CPR

2. give epinephrine (IV/IO/ETT)

3. find and treat causes

4. shock the patient anyways (jump start the asystolic heart)