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1. What element of a system of care is represented by properly functioning
resuscitation equipment?
System
Structure
Process
Patient outcome: Structure
2. What is the first link in the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) chain of
survival?
Activation of emergency response
Defibrillation
Advanced resuscitation
High-quality CPR: Activation of emergency reponse
3. What are signs of clinical deterioration that would prompt the activation of
rapid response system?
Symptomatic hypertension
Seizure
Unexplained agitation
Diastolic blood pressure greater than 60 mm Hg or less than 100 mm Hg: -
Symptomatic hypertension
Seizure
Unexplained agitation
4. What is the primary purpose of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical
emergency team (MET)?
To provide diagnostic consultation to emergency department patients
To improve care for patients admitted to critical care units
To improve patient outcomes by identifying and treating early clinical deteri-
oration
To provide online consultation to emergency medical services personnel in
the field: To improve patient outcomes by identifying and treating early clinical
deterioration
5. What happens when teams rapidly assess and intervene when patients have
abnormal vital signs?
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Morbidity and mortality rates are maintained
The number of out of hospital cardiac arrest increases
The number of in hospital cardiac arrest decreases
Morbidity and mortality rates increase: The number of in hospital cardiac arrest
decreases
6. In addition to decreased IHCA, what are some other benefits of implement-
ing a rapid response system? Select all that apply
Decreased ICU length of stay
Decreased emergency department admissions
Increased ICU admissions
Increased Hospital Length of Stay
Decreased in total hospital length of stay:
7. Which is the main advantage of effective teamwork?
Early defibrillation
Division of tasks
Mastery or resuscitation skills
Immediate CPR: Division of tasks
8. Which is the best example of a role of the team leader?
Proficient at endotracheal intubation
Does not over ventilate the patient
Performs within scope of practice
Models excellent team behavior: Models excellent team behavior
9. Which is the best example of a role of a team member?
Monitors individual team members
Helps train future team leaders
Focuses on comprehensive patient care
Prepared to fulfill their role responsibilities: Prepared to fulfill their role respon-
sibilities
10. What is the primary purpose of the CPR coach on a resuscitation team?
Recording CPR data
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Resolving team conflicts
Increasing CPR quality
Giving encouragement: Increasing CPR quality
11. What are the 6 positions for high performance teams in resuscitation?: -
Team leader
Airway
Timer/recorder
Compressor (rotate every 2 minutes)
Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach
IV/IO/Medications
12. Which member of the high performance team has the responsibility for
assigning roles (positions)?
Compressor
Time/recorder
Airway
Team leader: Team leader
13. Which high performance team member is part of the resuscitation trian-
gle?
Timer/recorder
Monitor/defibrillator/Cpr coach
IV/IO/medications
Team leader: Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach
14. Which is an example of knowledge sharing by a team leader?
Changing a treatment strategy when supported by new information
Maintaining an ongoing record of treatments
Asking for suggestions about interventions
Asking the compressor to decrease or increase rate: Asking for suggestions
about interventions
15. Which is an example of summarizing and reevaluating?
"1mg of epinephrine given"
Questioning a colleague who is about to make a mistake
"Compressions are at a good rate"
Increasing monitoring if the patients condition deteriorates: Increasing moni-
toring of the pati
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1. What element of a system of care is represented by properly functioning
resuscitation equipment?
System
Structure
Process
Patient outcome: Structure
2. What is the first link in the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) chain of
survival?
Activation of emergency response
Defibrillation
Advanced resuscitation
High-quality CPR: Activation of emergency reponse
3. What are signs of clinical deterioration that would prompt the activation of
rapid response system?
Symptomatic hypertension
Seizure
Unexplained agitation
Diastolic blood pressure greater than 60 mm Hg or less than 100 mm Hg: -
Symptomatic hypertension
Seizure
Unexplained agitation
4. What is the primary purpose of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical
emergency team (MET)?
To provide diagnostic consultation to emergency department patients
To improve care for patients admitted to critical care units
To improve patient outcomes by identifying and treating early clinical deteri-
oration
To provide online consultation to emergency medical services personnel in
the field: To improve patient outcomes by identifying and treating early clinical
deterioration
5. What happens when teams rapidly assess and intervene when patients have
abnormal vital signs?
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Morbidity and mortality rates are maintained
The number of out of hospital cardiac arrest increases
The number of in hospital cardiac arrest decreases
Morbidity and mortality rates increase: The number of in hospital cardiac arrest
decreases
6. In addition to decreased IHCA, what are some other benefits of implement-
ing a rapid response system? Select all that apply
Decreased ICU length of stay
Decreased emergency department admissions
Increased ICU admissions
Increased Hospital Length of Stay
Decreased in total hospital length of stay:
7. Which is the main advantage of effective teamwork?
Early defibrillation
Division of tasks
Mastery or resuscitation skills
Immediate CPR: Division of tasks
8. Which is the best example of a role of the team leader?
Proficient at endotracheal intubation
Does not over ventilate the patient
Performs within scope of practice
Models excellent team behavior: Models excellent team behavior
9. Which is the best example of a role of a team member?
Monitors individual team members
Helps train future team leaders
Focuses on comprehensive patient care
Prepared to fulfill their role responsibilities: Prepared to fulfill their role respon-
sibilities
10. What is the primary purpose of the CPR coach on a resuscitation team?
Recording CPR data
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Resolving team conflicts
Increasing CPR quality
Giving encouragement: Increasing CPR quality
11. What are the 6 positions for high performance teams in resuscitation?: -
Team leader
Airway
Timer/recorder
Compressor (rotate every 2 minutes)
Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach
IV/IO/Medications
12. Which member of the high performance team has the responsibility for
assigning roles (positions)?
Compressor
Time/recorder
Airway
Team leader: Team leader
13. Which high performance team member is part of the resuscitation trian-
gle?
Timer/recorder
Monitor/defibrillator/Cpr coach
IV/IO/medications
Team leader: Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach
14. Which is an example of knowledge sharing by a team leader?
Changing a treatment strategy when supported by new information
Maintaining an ongoing record of treatments
Asking for suggestions about interventions
Asking the compressor to decrease or increase rate: Asking for suggestions
about interventions
15. Which is an example of summarizing and reevaluating?
"1mg of epinephrine given"
Questioning a colleague who is about to make a mistake
"Compressions are at a good rate"
Increasing monitoring if the patients condition deteriorates: Increasing moni-
toring of the pati
