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You=find=an=unresponsive=pt.=who=is=not=breathing.=After=activating=the=emergency=re
sponse=system,=you=determine=there=is=no=pulse.=What=is=your=next=action?=-=ans-
✔✔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=importan
t=now?=-=ans-✔✔Obtaining=a=12=lead=ECG.
What=is=the=preferred=method=of=access=for=epi=administration=during=cardiac=arrest=in
=most=pts?=-=ans-✔✔Peripheral=IV
An=AED=does=not=promptly=analyze=a=rythm.=What=is=your=next=step?=-=ans-
✔✔Begin=chest=compressions.
You=have=completed=2=minutes=of=CPR.=The=ECG=monitor=displays=the=lead=II=rhyth
m=below,=and=the=patient=has=no=pulse.=Another=member=of=your=team=resumes=ches
t=compressions,=and=an=IV=is=in=place.=What=management=step=is=your=next=priority?
=-=ans-✔✔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?=-=ans-✔✔Resume=compressions
What=is=a=common=but=sometimes=fatal=mistake=in=cardiac=arrest=management?=-
=ans-✔✔Prolonged=interruptions=in=chest=compressions.
Which=action=is=a=componant=of=high-quality=chest=comressions?=-=ans-
✔✔Allowing=complete=chest=recoil
, Which=action=increases=the=chance=of=successful=conversion=of=ventricular=fibrillation?
=-=ans-✔✔Providing=quality=compressions=immediately=before=a=defibrillation=attempt.
Which=situation=BEST=describes=pulseless=electrical=activity?=-=ans-
✔✔Sinus=rythm=without=a=pulse
What=is=the=BEST=strategy=for=performing=high-
quality=CPR=on=a=patient=with=an=advanced=airway=in=place?=-=ans-
✔✔Provide=continuous=chest=compressions=without=pauses=and=10=ventilations=per=m
inute.
Three=minutes=after=witnessing=a=cardiac=arrest,=one=member=of=your=team=inserts=an
=endotracheal=tube=while=another=performs=continuous=chest=compressions.=During=su
bsequent=ventilation,=you=notice=the=presence=of=a=waveform=on=the=capnography=scr
een=and=a=PETCO2=level=of=8=mm=Hg.=What=is=the=significance=of=this=finding?=-
=ans-✔✔Chest=compressions=may=not=be=effective.
The=use=of=quantitative=capnography=in=intubated=patients=-=ans-
✔✔allows=for=monitoring=of=CPR=quality.
For=the=past=25=minutes,=an=EMS=crew=has=attempted=resuscitation=of=a=patient=who=
originally=presented=in=ventricular=fibrillation.=After=the=first=shock,=the=ECG=screen=dis
played=asystole,=which=has=persisted=despite=2=doses=of=epinephrine,=a=fluid=bolus,=a
nd=high-quality=CPR.=What=is=your=next=treatment?=-=ans-
✔✔Consider=terminating=resuscitive=efforts=after=consulting=medical=control.
Which=is=a=safe=and=effective=practice=within=the=defibrillation=sequence?=-=ans-
✔✔Be=sure=oxygen=is=not=blowing=over=the=patient's=chest=during=the=shock.
During=your=assessment,=your=patient=suddenly=loses=consciousness.=After=calling=for
=help=and=determining=that=the=patient=is=not=breathing,=you=are=unsure=whether=the=p
atient=has=a=pulse.=What=is=your=next=action?=-=ans-✔✔Begin=chest=compressions.
What=is=an=advantage=of=using=hands-
free=defibrillation=pads=instead=of=defibrillation=paddles?=-=ans-✔✔Hands-
free=pads=allow=for=a=more=rapid=defibrillation.
What=action=is=recommended=to=help=minimize=interruptions=in=chest=compressions=d
uring=CPR?=-=ans-✔✔Continue=CPR=while=charging=the=defibrillator.
Which=action=is=included=in=the=BLS=survey?=-=ans-✔✔Early=defibrillation
Which=drug=and=dose=are=recommended=for=the=management=of=a=patient=in=refractor
y=ventricular=fibrillation?=-=ans-✔✔Amioderone=300mg