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Compression/ Ventilation ratio for one rescuer? Two? - Correct Answer-1 rescuer = 30:2 2 rescuers = 30:2 Pediatric 2 rescuer is 15:2 but otherwise stays the same What is the proper compression rate in CPR? - Correct Answer-100-120 per minute Compression rate for: Adults Children? Infants: - Correct Answer-Adults: 2 inches Children: 1/3 depth of chest or 2 in Infants: 1.5 inches What are 2 rhythms are considered "shockable" rhythms? - Correct Answer- Ventricular Fibrilation Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia Use the following terms to describe the flow of blood throughout the body: Atrium, Ventricle, arteries, veins, aorta, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, capillaries, vena cava, arterioles. - Correct Answer-1. Deoxygenated blood travels through the superior and inferior vena cava to the right atrium 2. The blood is pumped by the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery to the lungs. This is where the blood is oxygenated before being sent back through pulmonary veins to the left atrium. 3. Blood flows into the left ventricle, which is responsible for pumping blood into the aorta and out through arteries to the body. 4. Arteries branch off into arterioles, then to capillaries, which is where nutrient exchange occurs with cells. 5. Last, blood flows back into the veins, into the superior and inferior vena cava before returning to the heart. What are two important roles of red blood cells? - Correct Answer-Transport oxygen to the cells Transport carbon dioxide to the lungs 7 signs of cardiac comporomise - Correct Answer-1. abnormal blood pressure 2. pain, pressure, or discomfort in the chest or abdomen 3. shortness of breath 4. palpitations 5. anxiety or irritability 6. abnormal pulse 7. Sudden onset of nausea or vomiting

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AEMTNREMTStudyGuide
Compression/Ventilationratioforonerescuer?Two?-CorrectAnswer-1rescuer=
30:2
2rescuers=30:2
Pediatric2rescueris15:2butotherwisestaysthesame
WhatisthepropercompressionrateinCPR?-CorrectAnswer-100-120perminute
Compressionratefor:Adults
Children?
Infants:-CorrectAnswer-Adults:2inches
Children:1/3depthofchestor2in
Infants:1.5inches
Whatare2rhythmsareconsidered"shockable"rhythms?-CorrectAnswer-
VentricularFibrilation
PulselessVentricularTachycardia
Usethefollowingtermstodescribetheflowofbloodthroughoutthebody:
Atrium,Ventricle,arteries,veins,aorta,pulmonaryartery,pulmonaryvein,capillaries,
venacava,arterioles.-CorrectAnswer-1.Deoxygenatedbloodtravelsthroughthe
superiorandinferiorvenacavatotherightatrium
2.Thebloodispumpedbytherightventricletothepulmonaryarterytothelungs.
Thisiswherethebloodisoxygenatedbeforebeingsentbackthroughpulmonary
veinstotheleftatrium.
3.Bloodflowsintotheleftventricle,whichisresponsibleforpumpingbloodintothe
aortaandoutthrougharteriestothebody.
4.Arteriesbranchoffintoarterioles,thentocapillaries,whichiswherenutrient
exchangeoccurswithcells.
5.Last,bloodflowsbackintotheveins,intothesuperiorandinferiorvenacava
beforereturningtotheheart. Whataretwoimportantrolesofredbloodcells?-CorrectAnswer-Transportoxygen
tothecells
Transportcarbondioxidetothelungs
7signsofcardiaccomporomise-CorrectAnswer-1.abnormalbloodpressure
2.pain,pressure,ordiscomfortinthechestorabdomen
3.shortnessofbreath
4.palpitations
5.anxietyorirritability
6.abnormalpulse
7.Suddenonsetofnauseaorvomiting
Youauscultateyourpatient'slungsandfindcrackleswithdifficultybreathing.Which
sideoftheheartisaffectedandwhy?-CorrectAnswer-Shortnessofbreathwith
cracklesinthelungsisindicativeofleft-sidedheartfailure.Failureoftheleft
ventricletopumpbloodeffectivelycausesbloodtobebackeduptointothelungs
(congested)
Right-sidedheartfailurecausesbloodtobackupintobody,causingpittingedema
throughoutthebody.What'sthecauseandnameofthiscondition?-CorrectAnswer-
CorPulmonale.Theusualcauseispulmonarydisease,suchaspulmonary
hypertensionorpulmonarystenosis(obstructionintheP.A)
Preload-CorrectAnswer-Preload,alsoknownastheleftventricularend-diastolic
pressure(LVEDP),istheamountofventricularstretchattheendofdiastole.Thinkof
itastheheartloadingupforthenextbigsqueezeoftheventriclesduringsystole.
Somepeoplerememberthisbyusingananalogyofaballoon-blowairintothe
balloonanditstretches;themoreairyoublowin,thegreaterthestretch
Afterload-CorrectAnswer-Afterload,alsoknownasthesystemicvascularresistance
(SVR),istheamountofresistancetheheartmustovercometoopentheaorticvalve
andpushthebloodvolumeoutintothesystemiccirculation.Ifyouthinkaboutthe
balloonanalogy,afterloadisrepresentedbytheknotattheendoftheballoon.Toget
theairout,theballoonmustworkagainstthatknot.

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