1. you find an unresponsive patient who is not breathing. after activating the emergency response system, you determine that there is no pulse. what is
... [Show More] your next action?: start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min.
2. you are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest pain. the blood pressure is 92/50 mm hg, the heart rate is 92/min, the nonlabored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min, and the pulse oximetry reading is 97%. what assessment step is most important now?: obtaining 12-lead ecg.
3. what is the preferred method of access for epinephrine administration during cardiac arrest in most patients?: peripheral intravenous
4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is your next action?: begin chest compressions.
5. You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the lead be- low and the pt. has no pulse. another member resumes chest compressions and an IV is in place. What management step is your next priority?: administer one mg of epinephrine
6. During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG rhythm on the monit patient has no pulse. What is the next action?: resume chest compress
7. what is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest manage- ment?: prolonged interruptions of chest compressions
8. what action is a component of high-quality chest compressions?: uninter- rupted compressions at a depth of 1 1/2 inches
9. Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of ventricular fibrillation?: ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
10. which situation BEST describes pulseless electrical activity?: sinus rhythm without a pulse
11. What is the best strategy for perfoming high-quality CPR on a pt.with an advanced airway in place?: provide continuous chest compressions without pauses and 10 ventilations per minute.
12. Three minutes after witnessing a cardiac arrest, one member of your team inserts an endotracheal tube while another performs continuous chest
compressions. During subsequent ventilation, you notice the presence of a waveform on the ca [Show Less]