, A patient experiences 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-Pneumothorax
1 A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to administer medications
intravenously 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-When administering medications during a cardiac
arrest, all medications administrated through the IV or intraosseous infusion route
should be followed by a 10- to 20-mL fluid bolus.
The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a
patient brought to the emergency department. 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-Wide-complex
ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves
In hyperkalemia the patient's 12-lead ECG rhythm strip will show wide-complex
ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves.
A patient with an ischemic stroke arrives at the 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-1
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-Pneumothorax
1 A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to administer medications
intravenously 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-When administering medications during a cardiac
arrest, all medications administrated through the IV or intraosseous infusion route
should be followed by a 10- to 20-mL fluid bolus.
The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a
patient brought to the emergency department. 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-Wide-complex
ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves
In hyperkalemia the patient's 12-lead ECG rhythm strip will show wide-complex
ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves.
A patient with an ischemic stroke arrives at the 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-1
