Chapter 8: Surgical Technology For The Surgical
Technologist – Questions With Factual Solutions
What indicators should an entry-level ST be able to recognize during
an emergency situation? Correct Answer - dropping blood
pressure, cardiac dysrhythmia, and abnormal vital signs
Prior to surgery, the surgeon or anesthesia provider should be
notified immediately if these indications of an emergency situation
arise: Correct Answer - difficulty breathing, chest pain,
changes in skin color, changes in vital signs, open bleeding wounds
or puncture wound, inability to move an extremity,
misshapen/misaligned body part, disorientation/confusion, severe
cephalagia (headache)
What is the first priority in any emergency situation? The second?
Correct Answer - check for and provide an airway to ensure or
restore respiratory status and breathing; cardiovascular status
should be maintained or restored and hemostasis should be
provided
a technique of manually providing chest compression and
ventilations to patients in cardiac arrest in an effort to provide
oxygenated blood to the brain and vital organs and reverse the
processes that lead to death Correct Answer -
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
renewed every 2 years Correct Answer - CPR or Basic Life
Support (BLS)
Many of the individuals who experience ____________________ exhibit
__________________ at some point during the arrest. Correct Answer -
sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), ventricular fibrillation (VF)
,___________________ begins the moment heart action and breathing
stops; the patient has only ________ minutes before the cells of the
brain begin to deteriorate. Correct Answer - Clinical death, 4-6
chest pain, unstable blood pressure, tachycardia, cardiac
dysrhythmias, respiratory changes, hypovolemia, laryngospasm
Correct Answer - warning signs of impending cardiac arrest
A ____________________ concept applied to both in-hospital and out-of
hospital arrests addresses the ABCs- ____________, ____________, and
______________-as well as providing the "D", ____________________.
Correct Answer - chain-of-survival, airway, breathing,
circulation, definitive treatment
early recognition/activation/CPR/defibrillation/advanced cardiac
life support (ACLS) Correct Answer - successful resuscitation
requires:
In the OR, the surgical technologist's primary function is to
______________________. Correct Answer - protect the sterile field
In 2010 the AHA published the revised ___________________________ that
includes significant changes from the 2005 version. Correct
Answer - Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and
Emergency Cardiovascular Care
A change in the sequence of BLS from _________________ to
__________________ for adults, adolescents, and infants (excludes
newborns). Correct Answer - A-B-C (airway, breathing, chest
compressions), C-A-B (chest compressions, airway, breathing)
, The HCP should no longer shake the victim, but rather
__________________ and shout, "Are you all right?" Correct Answer -
tap the shoulder
Immediately start ________________ before giving ___________________.
Correct Answer - chest compressions, rescue breaths
Focus on delivering high-quality chest compressions at the
appropriate rate and depth, including ____________________ of the chest
after each compression. Correct Answer - complete recoil
The ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths for infants,
adolescents, and adults is _______. Correct Answer - 30:2
The new concept _____________________ is to be applied to CPR. The
recommendation is at least _____ compressions per minute. Correct
Answer - "push hard, push fast", 100
When two or more rescuers are available, it is recommended to
switch chest compressors every ___ minutes, or about every ______
cycles of compressions an ventilations. The switch should be made
in less than ___ seconds. Correct Answer - 2, five, 5
HCP should use the ___________________ maneuver to open the airway.
If a spine injury is suspected, the airway should be opened using a
____________ without head movement. Correct Answer - head
tilt-chin lift, jaw thrust
Excessive ventilation must be prevented in order to avoid the
complications including _____________________ and ____________________.
Correct Answer - regurgitation, aspiration
automated external defibrillator Correct Answer - AED
Technologist – Questions With Factual Solutions
What indicators should an entry-level ST be able to recognize during
an emergency situation? Correct Answer - dropping blood
pressure, cardiac dysrhythmia, and abnormal vital signs
Prior to surgery, the surgeon or anesthesia provider should be
notified immediately if these indications of an emergency situation
arise: Correct Answer - difficulty breathing, chest pain,
changes in skin color, changes in vital signs, open bleeding wounds
or puncture wound, inability to move an extremity,
misshapen/misaligned body part, disorientation/confusion, severe
cephalagia (headache)
What is the first priority in any emergency situation? The second?
Correct Answer - check for and provide an airway to ensure or
restore respiratory status and breathing; cardiovascular status
should be maintained or restored and hemostasis should be
provided
a technique of manually providing chest compression and
ventilations to patients in cardiac arrest in an effort to provide
oxygenated blood to the brain and vital organs and reverse the
processes that lead to death Correct Answer -
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
renewed every 2 years Correct Answer - CPR or Basic Life
Support (BLS)
Many of the individuals who experience ____________________ exhibit
__________________ at some point during the arrest. Correct Answer -
sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), ventricular fibrillation (VF)
,___________________ begins the moment heart action and breathing
stops; the patient has only ________ minutes before the cells of the
brain begin to deteriorate. Correct Answer - Clinical death, 4-6
chest pain, unstable blood pressure, tachycardia, cardiac
dysrhythmias, respiratory changes, hypovolemia, laryngospasm
Correct Answer - warning signs of impending cardiac arrest
A ____________________ concept applied to both in-hospital and out-of
hospital arrests addresses the ABCs- ____________, ____________, and
______________-as well as providing the "D", ____________________.
Correct Answer - chain-of-survival, airway, breathing,
circulation, definitive treatment
early recognition/activation/CPR/defibrillation/advanced cardiac
life support (ACLS) Correct Answer - successful resuscitation
requires:
In the OR, the surgical technologist's primary function is to
______________________. Correct Answer - protect the sterile field
In 2010 the AHA published the revised ___________________________ that
includes significant changes from the 2005 version. Correct
Answer - Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and
Emergency Cardiovascular Care
A change in the sequence of BLS from _________________ to
__________________ for adults, adolescents, and infants (excludes
newborns). Correct Answer - A-B-C (airway, breathing, chest
compressions), C-A-B (chest compressions, airway, breathing)
, The HCP should no longer shake the victim, but rather
__________________ and shout, "Are you all right?" Correct Answer -
tap the shoulder
Immediately start ________________ before giving ___________________.
Correct Answer - chest compressions, rescue breaths
Focus on delivering high-quality chest compressions at the
appropriate rate and depth, including ____________________ of the chest
after each compression. Correct Answer - complete recoil
The ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths for infants,
adolescents, and adults is _______. Correct Answer - 30:2
The new concept _____________________ is to be applied to CPR. The
recommendation is at least _____ compressions per minute. Correct
Answer - "push hard, push fast", 100
When two or more rescuers are available, it is recommended to
switch chest compressors every ___ minutes, or about every ______
cycles of compressions an ventilations. The switch should be made
in less than ___ seconds. Correct Answer - 2, five, 5
HCP should use the ___________________ maneuver to open the airway.
If a spine injury is suspected, the airway should be opened using a
____________ without head movement. Correct Answer - head
tilt-chin lift, jaw thrust
Excessive ventilation must be prevented in order to avoid the
complications including _____________________ and ____________________.
Correct Answer - regurgitation, aspiration
automated external defibrillator Correct Answer - AED
