ACLS Principles Quiz 7

1. Gasping is a sign of cardiac arrest in someone who is unresponsive.

2. Heat stroke can cause cardiac arrest in older individuals, and this is due to which of the following reversible cause of cardiac arrest?

3. If a palpable pulse is present in the PEA algorithm:

4. In 2020, the survival rate for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is: 

5. In all scenarios of the adult Cardiac Arrest Algorithm, EMS has been contacted and the AED has been retrieved or someone is getting it before:

6. In all scenarios of the adult Cardiac Arrest Algorithm, EMS personnel should be contacted:

7. In an effort to minimize interruptions in chest compressions, you should:

8. Your team is resuscitating a patient with cardiac arrest that was previously in ventricular fibrillation and converted to asystole. When is the most appropriate time to check the rhythm while performing high-quality CPR? 

9. It is necessary to check the pulse and breathing status of a cardiac arrest patient when performing CPR, and thus interruption in chest compressions cannot be avoided. It is recommended that chest compressions should not be interrupted for more than:

10. It is vital that interruptions to chest compressions are minimized to less than: