GRADED A+ Questions & Answers 2023/2024
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What are signs of clinical deterioration that would prompt activation of the rapid response system?
correct answers -unexplained agitation
-seizure
-symptomatic hypertension
What happens when teams rapidly assess and intervene when a patient's vital signs are abnormal?
correct answers The number of in-hospital cardiac arrests decreases
What is the maximum amount of time you should simultaneously perform pulse and breathing checks?
correct answers 10 seconds
The BLS assessment is a systematic approach to BLS for trained healthcare providers. This approach
stresses correct answers early CPR and defibrilliation
While performing the BLS assessment, you initiate high-quality CPR and assist ventilation with a bag-
mask device. The AED does not recommend a shock.
What action in the primary assessment should you perform first? correct answers Determine if the
patient's airway is patent
The initial assessment reveals a conscious patient. The patient's airway is patent, and an advanced
airway is not indicated.
What action in the primary assessment should you perform next? correct answers Administer oxygen as
needed
What action is part of the secondary assessment of a conscious patient? correct answers Formulate a
differential diagnosis
What are the "H" causes of reversible cardiac arrest? correct answers Hypoxia
Hypothermia
Hypovolemia
Hyperkalemia/hypokalemia
Acidosis
What are the "T" causes of reversible cardiac arrest? correct answers Tension pneumothorax