ACLS 2024 certification part 2
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1. Your assessment of the pa- immediately begin chest compressions
tient begins with:You are
working in the radiology de- 100-120 times per minute to a depth of between 2" and 2.4"
partment as a registered (5-6cm).
nurse. A panicked secretary
Provide two breaths; ensuring chest rise with each breath.
calls you to the waiting room
where you arrive to find a mid-
dle-aged man lying supine on
the floor. He appears cyanot-
ic. His wife tells you that they
were talking and he suddenly
got a funny look on his face
and collapsed. He is a diabetic
but has no other medical con-
ditions. He was here to have a
painful ankle imaged. You in-
struct the secretary to call for
the cardiac arrest team and
to send the x-ray technician
to retrieve the department de-
fibrillator.
2)You determine that he is
breathing agonal, about two
times per minute. You are un-
sure if you feel a pulse or not.
Your next step is to:
3) Compressions should be
done: "depth and rate"
4)You perform 30 compres-
sions being sure that the chest
has complete recoil between
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each compression. Your next
step is to:
2. Your assessment of the pa- Evaluating level of consciousness, presence of normal breath-
tient begins with:You are ing, and the presence or absence of a pulse
working in the radiology de-
partment as a registered
nurse. A panicked secretary
Immediately defibrillate the patient using the energy level rec-
calls you to the waiting room
ommended by the defibrillator manufacturer.
where you arrive to find a mid-
dle-aged man lying supine on
the floor. He appears cyanot-
ic. His wife tells you that they
were talking and he suddenly
got a funny look on his face
and collapsed. He is a diabetic
but has no other medical con-
ditions. He was here to have a
painful ankle imaged. You in-
struct the secretary to call for
the cardiac arrest team and
to send the x-ray technician
to retrieve the department de-
fibrillator.
1) Your assessment of the pa-
tient begins with:
5)The x-ray technician arrives
with the monitor/defibrillator
and attaches it. The monitor
reveals ventricular fibrillation.
You should:
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1. Your assessment of the pa- immediately begin chest compressions
tient begins with:You are
working in the radiology de- 100-120 times per minute to a depth of between 2" and 2.4"
partment as a registered (5-6cm).
nurse. A panicked secretary
Provide two breaths; ensuring chest rise with each breath.
calls you to the waiting room
where you arrive to find a mid-
dle-aged man lying supine on
the floor. He appears cyanot-
ic. His wife tells you that they
were talking and he suddenly
got a funny look on his face
and collapsed. He is a diabetic
but has no other medical con-
ditions. He was here to have a
painful ankle imaged. You in-
struct the secretary to call for
the cardiac arrest team and
to send the x-ray technician
to retrieve the department de-
fibrillator.
2)You determine that he is
breathing agonal, about two
times per minute. You are un-
sure if you feel a pulse or not.
Your next step is to:
3) Compressions should be
done: "depth and rate"
4)You perform 30 compres-
sions being sure that the chest
has complete recoil between
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each compression. Your next
step is to:
2. Your assessment of the pa- Evaluating level of consciousness, presence of normal breath-
tient begins with:You are ing, and the presence or absence of a pulse
working in the radiology de-
partment as a registered
nurse. A panicked secretary
Immediately defibrillate the patient using the energy level rec-
calls you to the waiting room
ommended by the defibrillator manufacturer.
where you arrive to find a mid-
dle-aged man lying supine on
the floor. He appears cyanot-
ic. His wife tells you that they
were talking and he suddenly
got a funny look on his face
and collapsed. He is a diabetic
but has no other medical con-
ditions. He was here to have a
painful ankle imaged. You in-
struct the secretary to call for
the cardiac arrest team and
to send the x-ray technician
to retrieve the department de-
fibrillator.
1) Your assessment of the pa-
tient begins with:
5)The x-ray technician arrives
with the monitor/defibrillator
and attaches it. The monitor
reveals ventricular fibrillation.
You should:
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