You find an unresponsive pt. who is not breathing. After activating the emergency response system, you determine there is no pulse. What is your next
... [Show More] action? correct answers Start chest compressions of at least 100 per min.
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? correct answers Obtaining a 12 lead ECG.
What is the preferred method of access for epi administration during cardiac arrest in most pts? correct answers Peripheral IV
An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your next step? correct answers Begin chest compressions.
You have completed 2 minutes of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the lead II rhythm below, and the patient has no pulse. Another member of your team resumes chest compressions, and an IV is in place. What management step is your next priority? correct answers Administer 1mg of epinephrine
During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG rhythm on the monitor. The patient has no pulse. What is the next action? correct answers Resume compressions
What is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest management? correct answers Prolonged interruptions in chest compressions.
Which action is a componant of high-quality chest comressions? correct answers Allowing complete chest recoil
Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of ventricular fibrillation? correct answers Providing quality compressions immediately before a defibrillation attempt.
Which situation BEST describes pulseless electrical activity? correct answers Sinus rythm without a pulse
What is the BEST strategy for performing high-quality CPR on a patient with an advanced airway in place? correct answers Provide continuous chest compressions without pauses and 10 ventilations per minute.
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 capnography screen and a PETCO2 level of 8 mm Hg. [Show Less]