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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?

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Rib fracture

Esophageal injury

Pneumothorax

Hypertension VERIFIED answerPneumothorax



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?

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5 to 10 mL

10 to 20 mL

20 to 30 mL

30 to 40 mL VERIFIED answerWhen 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.



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, 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 VERIFIED answerWide-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?

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3:00 a.m.

5:30 a.m.

6:00 a.m.

8:30 a.m. VERIFIED answer1

3:00 a.m.



A resuscitation team is debriefing following a recent event. A patient experienced cardiac arrest, and advanced cardiac life
support was initiated. The patient required the placement of an advanced airway to maintain airway patency. Which
statement indicates that the team performed high-quality CPR?

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