ACLS Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support VERSION A 50 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ACLS VERSION A 50 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS you find an unresponsive patient who is not breathing. after activating the emergency response system, you determine that there is no pulse. what is your next action? - answer start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min. you are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest pain. the blood pressure is 92/50 mm hg, the heart rate is 92/min, the nonlabored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min, and the pulse oximetry reading is 97%. what assessment step is most important now? - answer obtaining 12-lead ecg. what is the preferred method of access for epinephrine administration during cardiac arrest in most patients? - answer peripheral intravenous An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is your next action? - answer begin chest compressions. You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the lead below and the pt. has no pulse. another member resumes chest compressions and an IV is in place. What management step is your next priority? - answer administer one mg of epinephrine
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