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A patient experiences Pneumothorax
cardiac arrest, and the
resuscitation team
initiates ventilations using
a bag-valve-mask (BVM)
resuscitator. The
development of which
condition during the
provision of care would
lead the team to suspect
that improper BVM
technique is being used?
Select the correct answer
to this question.
Rib fracture
Esophageal injury
Pneumothorax
Hypertension
,1 A member of the When administering medications during a cardiac
resuscitation team is arrest, all medications administrated through the IV
preparing to administer or intraosseous infusion route should be followed by
medications intravenously a 10- to 20-mL fluid bolus.
to a patient in cardiac
arrest. The team member
follows each medication
administration with a
bolus of fluid. How much
would the team member
give?
Select the correct answer
to this question.
5 to 10 mL
10 to 20 mL
20 to 30 mL
30 to 40 mL
,The resuscitation team Wide-complex ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T
suspects that waves
hyperkalemia is the cause
of cardiac arrest in a In hyperkalemia the patient's 12-lead ECG rhythm
patient brought to the strip will show wide-complex ventricular rhythm and
emergency department. tall, peaked T waves.
Which finding on a 12-
lead ECG would confirm
this suspicion?
Wide-complex ventricular
rhythm and tall, peaked T
waves
ST-segment changes, T-
wave inversion
Flat T waves, prominent U
waves and possibly
prolonged QT intervals
Narrow-complex
ventricular tachycardia
, A patient with an ischemic 1
stroke arrives at the 3:00 a.m.
emergency department
at 2 a.m. The patient's
symptoms started about
12:30 a.m. After
completing the necessary
assessments, the
healthcare team
diagnoses an ischemic
stroke, and the patient is
determined to be a
candidate for fibrinolytic
therapy. To achieve the
best outcomes, the team
should initiate therapy for
this patient no later than
by which time?
Select the correct answer
to this question.
3:00 a.m.
5:30 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.