AHA,/.ACLS,/.Cardiac,/.Arrest,/.&,/.CPR,/.Protocols,/.Flashcards
You,/.find,/.an,/.unresponsive,/.pt.,/.who,/.is,/.not,/.breathing.,/.After,/.activating,/.th
e,/.emergency,/.response,/.system,,/.you,/.determine,/.there,/.is,/.no,/.pulse.,/.What,/.i
s,/.your,/.next,/.action?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Start,/.chest,/.compressions,/.of,/.at,/.least,/.100,/.per,/.min.
You,/.are,/.evaluating,/.a,/.58,/.year,/.old,/.man,/.with,/.chest,/.pain.,/.The,/.BP,/.is,/.92/5
0,/.and,/.a,/.heart,/.rate,/.of,/.92/min,,/.non-
labored,/.respiratory,/.rate,/.is,/.14,/.breaths/min,/.and,/.the,/.pulse,/.O2,/.is,/.97%.,/.W
hat,/.assessment,/.step,/.is,/.most,/.important,/.now?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Obtaining,/.a,/.12,/.lead,/.ECG.
Identification,/.of,/.Chest,/.Discomfort,/.Suggestive,/.of,/.Ischemia
What,/.is,/.the,/.preferred,/.method,/.of,/.access,/.for,/.epi,/.administration,/.during,/.c
ardiac,/.arrest,/.in,/.most,/.pts?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔ Peripheral,/.IV
An,/.AED,/.does,/.not,/.promptly,/.analyze,/.a,/.rythm.,/.What,/.is,/.your,/.next,/.step?,/.
-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔ Begin,/.chest,/.compressions.
You,/.have,/.completed,/.2,/.min,/.of,/.CPR.,/.The,/.ECG,/.monitor,/.displays,/.the,/.le
ad,/.below,/.(PEA),/.and,/.the,/.pt.,/.has,/.no,/.pulse.,/.You,/.partner,/.resumes,/.chest,/.c
,ompressions,/.and,/.an,/.IV,/.is,/.in,/.place.,/.What,/.management,/.step,/.is,/.your,/.nex
t,/.priority?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔ Administer,/.1mg,/.of,/.epinepherine
During,/.a,/.pause,/.in,/.CPR,,/.you,/.see,/.a,/.narrow,/.complex,/.rythm,/.on,/.the,/.moni
tor.,/.The,/.pt.,/.has,/.no,/.pulse.,/.What,/.is,/.the,/.next,/.action?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔
✔ Resume,/.compressions
What,/.is,/.acommon,/.but,/.sometimes,/.fatal,/.mistake,/.in,/.cardiac,/.arrest,/.manag
ement?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Prolonged,/.interruptions,/.in,/.chest,/.compressions.
Which,/.action,/.is,/.a,/.componant,/.of,/.high-quality,/.chest,/.comressions?,/.-
,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔ Allowing,/.complete,/.chest,/.recoil
Which,/.action,/.increases,/.the,/.chance,/.of,/.successful,/.conversion,/.of,/.ventric
ular,/.fibrillation?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Providing,/.quality,/.compressions,/.immediately,/.before,/.a,/.defibrillation,/.a
ttempt.
Which,/.situation,/.BEST,/.describes,/.PEA?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Sinus,/.rythm,/.without,/.a,/.pulse
What,/.is,/.the,/.best,/.strategy,/.for,/.perfoming,/.high-
quality,/.CPR,/.on,/.a,/.pt.with,/.an,/.advanced,/.airway,/.in,/.place?,/.-
, correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
,/.
Provide,/.continuous,/.chest,/.compressionswithout,/.pauses,/.and,/.10,/.ventila
tions,/.per,/.minute.
3,/.min,/.after,/.witnessing,/.a,/.cardiac,/.arrest,,/.one,/.memeber,/.of,/.your,/.team,/.ins
erts,/.an,/.ET,/.tube,/.while,/.another,/.performs,/.continuous,/.chest,/.comressions.,/.
During,/.subsequent,/.bentilation,,/.you,/.notice,/.the,/.presence,/.of,/.a,/.wavefom,/.
on,/.the,/.capnogrophy,/.screen,/.and,/.a,/.PETCO2,/.of,/.8,/.mm,/.Hg.,/.What,/.is,/.the,/.s
ignificance,/.of,/.this,/.finding?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Chest,/.compressions,/.may,/.not,/.be,/.effective.
The,/.use,/.of,/.quantitative,/.capnography,/.in,/.intubated,/.pt's,/.does,/.what?,/.-
,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔ Allowsfor,/.monitoring,/.CPR,/.quality
For,/.the,/.past,/.25,/.min,,/.EMS,/.crews,/.have,/.attempted,/.resuscitation,/.of,/.a,/.pt,/.
who,/.originally,/.presented,/.with,/.V-
FIB.,/.After,/.the,/.1st,/.shock,,/.the,/.ECG,/.screen,/.displayed,/.asystole,/.which,/.has
,/.persisted,/.despite,/.2,/.doses,/.of,/.epi,,/.a,/.fluid,/.bolus,,/.and,/.high,/.quality,/.CPR.,/.
What,/.is,/.your,/.next,/.treatment?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Consider,/.terminating,/.resuscitive,/.efforts,/.after,/.consulting,/.medical,/.cont
rol.
Which,/.is,/.a,/.safe,/.and,/.effective,/.practice,/.within,/.the,/.defibrillation,/.sequenc
e?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Be,/.sure,/.O2,/.is,/.NOT,/.blowing,/.over,/.the,/.pt's,/.chest,/.during,/.shock.
You,/.find,/.an,/.unresponsive,/.pt.,/.who,/.is,/.not,/.breathing.,/.After,/.activating,/.th
e,/.emergency,/.response,/.system,,/.you,/.determine,/.there,/.is,/.no,/.pulse.,/.What,/.i
s,/.your,/.next,/.action?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Start,/.chest,/.compressions,/.of,/.at,/.least,/.100,/.per,/.min.
You,/.are,/.evaluating,/.a,/.58,/.year,/.old,/.man,/.with,/.chest,/.pain.,/.The,/.BP,/.is,/.92/5
0,/.and,/.a,/.heart,/.rate,/.of,/.92/min,,/.non-
labored,/.respiratory,/.rate,/.is,/.14,/.breaths/min,/.and,/.the,/.pulse,/.O2,/.is,/.97%.,/.W
hat,/.assessment,/.step,/.is,/.most,/.important,/.now?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Obtaining,/.a,/.12,/.lead,/.ECG.
Identification,/.of,/.Chest,/.Discomfort,/.Suggestive,/.of,/.Ischemia
What,/.is,/.the,/.preferred,/.method,/.of,/.access,/.for,/.epi,/.administration,/.during,/.c
ardiac,/.arrest,/.in,/.most,/.pts?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔ Peripheral,/.IV
An,/.AED,/.does,/.not,/.promptly,/.analyze,/.a,/.rythm.,/.What,/.is,/.your,/.next,/.step?,/.
-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔ Begin,/.chest,/.compressions.
You,/.have,/.completed,/.2,/.min,/.of,/.CPR.,/.The,/.ECG,/.monitor,/.displays,/.the,/.le
ad,/.below,/.(PEA),/.and,/.the,/.pt.,/.has,/.no,/.pulse.,/.You,/.partner,/.resumes,/.chest,/.c
,ompressions,/.and,/.an,/.IV,/.is,/.in,/.place.,/.What,/.management,/.step,/.is,/.your,/.nex
t,/.priority?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔ Administer,/.1mg,/.of,/.epinepherine
During,/.a,/.pause,/.in,/.CPR,,/.you,/.see,/.a,/.narrow,/.complex,/.rythm,/.on,/.the,/.moni
tor.,/.The,/.pt.,/.has,/.no,/.pulse.,/.What,/.is,/.the,/.next,/.action?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔
✔ Resume,/.compressions
What,/.is,/.acommon,/.but,/.sometimes,/.fatal,/.mistake,/.in,/.cardiac,/.arrest,/.manag
ement?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Prolonged,/.interruptions,/.in,/.chest,/.compressions.
Which,/.action,/.is,/.a,/.componant,/.of,/.high-quality,/.chest,/.comressions?,/.-
,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔ Allowing,/.complete,/.chest,/.recoil
Which,/.action,/.increases,/.the,/.chance,/.of,/.successful,/.conversion,/.of,/.ventric
ular,/.fibrillation?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Providing,/.quality,/.compressions,/.immediately,/.before,/.a,/.defibrillation,/.a
ttempt.
Which,/.situation,/.BEST,/.describes,/.PEA?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Sinus,/.rythm,/.without,/.a,/.pulse
What,/.is,/.the,/.best,/.strategy,/.for,/.perfoming,/.high-
quality,/.CPR,/.on,/.a,/.pt.with,/.an,/.advanced,/.airway,/.in,/.place?,/.-
, correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
,/.
Provide,/.continuous,/.chest,/.compressionswithout,/.pauses,/.and,/.10,/.ventila
tions,/.per,/.minute.
3,/.min,/.after,/.witnessing,/.a,/.cardiac,/.arrest,,/.one,/.memeber,/.of,/.your,/.team,/.ins
erts,/.an,/.ET,/.tube,/.while,/.another,/.performs,/.continuous,/.chest,/.comressions.,/.
During,/.subsequent,/.bentilation,,/.you,/.notice,/.the,/.presence,/.of,/.a,/.wavefom,/.
on,/.the,/.capnogrophy,/.screen,/.and,/.a,/.PETCO2,/.of,/.8,/.mm,/.Hg.,/.What,/.is,/.the,/.s
ignificance,/.of,/.this,/.finding?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Chest,/.compressions,/.may,/.not,/.be,/.effective.
The,/.use,/.of,/.quantitative,/.capnography,/.in,/.intubated,/.pt's,/.does,/.what?,/.-
,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔ Allowsfor,/.monitoring,/.CPR,/.quality
For,/.the,/.past,/.25,/.min,,/.EMS,/.crews,/.have,/.attempted,/.resuscitation,/.of,/.a,/.pt,/.
who,/.originally,/.presented,/.with,/.V-
FIB.,/.After,/.the,/.1st,/.shock,,/.the,/.ECG,/.screen,/.displayed,/.asystole,/.which,/.has
,/.persisted,/.despite,/.2,/.doses,/.of,/.epi,,/.a,/.fluid,/.bolus,,/.and,/.high,/.quality,/.CPR.,/.
What,/.is,/.your,/.next,/.treatment?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Consider,/.terminating,/.resuscitive,/.efforts,/.after,/.consulting,/.medical,/.cont
rol.
Which,/.is,/.a,/.safe,/.and,/.effective,/.practice,/.within,/.the,/.defibrillation,/.sequenc
e?,/.-,/.correct,/.answer,/.✔ ✔
Be,/.sure,/.O2,/.is,/.NOT,/.blowing,/.over,/.the,/.pt's,/.chest,/.during,/.shock.
