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You find an unresponsive Start chest compressions of at least 100 per min.
pt. who is not breathing.
After activating the
emergency response
system, you determine
there is no pulse. What is
your next action?
You are evaluating a 58 Obtaining a 12 lead ECG.
year old man with chest
pain. The BP is 92/50 and Identification of Chest Discomfort Suggestive of
a heart rate of 92/min, Ischemia
non-labored respiratory
rate is 14 breaths/min and
the pulse O2 is 97%. What
assessment step is most
important now?
,What is the preferred Peripheral IV
method of access for epi
administration during
cardiac arrest in most
pts?
An AED does not Begin chest compressions.
promptly analyze a rythm.
What is your next step?
You have completed 2 Administer 1mg of epinepherine
min of CPR. The ECG
monitor displays the lead
below (PEA) and the pt.
has no pulse. You partner
resumes chest
compressions and an IV is
in place. What
management step is your
next priority?
During a pause in CPR, Resume compressions
you see a narrow
complex rythm on the
monitor. The pt. has no
pulse. What is the next
action?
What is acommon but Prolonged interruptions in chest compressions.
sometimes fatal mistake in
cardiac arrest
management?
Which action is a Allowing complete chest recoil
componant of high-
quality chest
comressions?
, Which action increases Providing quality compressions immediately before a
the chance of successful defibrillation attempt.
conversion of ventricular
fibrillation?
Which situation BEST Sinus rythm without a pulse
describes PEA?
What is the best strategy Provide continuous chest compressionswithout
for perfoming high- pauses and 10 ventilations per minute.
quality CPR on a pt.with
an advanced airway in
place?
3 min after witnessing a Chest compressions may not be effective.
cardiac arrest, one
memeber of your team
inserts 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 significance
of this finding?
The use of quantitative Allowsfor monitoring CPR quality
capnography in intubated
pt's does what?