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While transporting an
elderly woman who was If a patient is found unresponsive or becomes
complaining of nausea, unresponsive in your presence, your first action
vomiting, and weakness, should be to assess for breathing and a pulse; this
she suddenly becomes assessment can occur simultaneously and should take
unresponsive. You should: no more than 10 seconds. If the patient is breathing
adequately and has a pulse, position her on her side
A) analyze her cardiac and administer oxygen if needed. If the patient has a
rhythm with the AED. pulse but is not breathing, open the airway and
B) open her airway and provide rescue breathing. If the patient is not
ensure that it is clear. breathing (or has agonal gasps) and does not have a
C) assess for signs of pulse, begin CPR (starting with chest compressions)
breathing and a pulse. and apply the AED as soon as possible. If you are
D) place her on her side in transporting a patient who becomes unresponsive,
case she vomits. pulseless, and apneic, you should begin CPR and
instruct your partner to stop the ambulance and
prepare the AED.
,A 58-year-old man is A
found unresponsive by his Feedback :
wife. According to his wife,
he was complaining of a The patient in this scenario likely experienced an
"dull ache" in his chest the acute myocardial infarction the day before. However,
day before, but refused to because he refused medical care, the infarction has
allow her to call 911. His likely damaged a significant portion of his heart,
blood pressure is 70/50 resulting in cardiogenic shock. Cardiogenic shock
mm Hg, his pulse is 120 occurs when the heart fails as a pump and can no
beats/min and weak, and longer meet the metabolic needs of the body; it has a
his respirations are 28 very high mortality rate. The patient's labored
breaths/min and labored. breathing is likely caused by pulmonary edema, which
Further assessment occurs when blood backs up into the lungs because
reveals that his skin is the heart cannot effectively pump. There is no
cool, pale, and clammy. evidence of hypovolemia (ie, poor skin turgor) or
You should suspect: sepsis (ie, fever). A pulmonary embolism typically
presents with an acute onset of pleuritic (sharp) chest
A) cardiogenic shock. pain and difficulty breathing, and is also commonly
B) hypovolemic shock. associated with cyanosis.
C) acute septic shock.
D) pulmonary embolism.
, A
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When an error occurs
while using the AED, it is AEDs are highly sensitive and specific in recognizing
MOST often the result of: shockable rhythms (eg, V-Fib, pulseless V-Tach); this
means that they are highly reliable. It would be
A) battery failure extremely rare for the AED to recommend a shock
secondary to operator when one is not indicated or fail to recommend a
error. shock when one is indicated. When an error does
B) malfunction of the occur, it is usually the operator's fault. The most
microchip inside the AED. common error is not having a charged battery. To
C) misinterpretation of the avoid this problem, many AEDs are equipped with an
patient's cardiac rhythm. alarm that warns the operator if the battery is not fully
D) excess patient charged. Some of the older AEDs, however, are not
movement during the equipped with this feature. Therefore, it is important to
analyze phase. check the AED daily, exercise the battery as often as
the manufacturer recommends, and always have a
spare, fully charged battery on hand.
, The position of comfort for
a patient with
nontraumatic chest pain
MOST commonly is:
A) semisitting.
B) lateral recumbent.
C) on the side with the
head elevated.
D) supine with the legs
elevated slightly.
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As with most patients, the
position of comfort for
cardiac patients typically is
the semisitting (semi-
Fowler's) position. You
should allow the patient to
remain in the position of
comfort both during the
assessment phase and
throughout transport.
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C
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While transporting an
elderly woman who was If a patient is found unresponsive or becomes
complaining of nausea, unresponsive in your presence, your first action
vomiting, and weakness, should be to assess for breathing and a pulse; this
she suddenly becomes assessment can occur simultaneously and should take
unresponsive. You should: no more than 10 seconds. If the patient is breathing
adequately and has a pulse, position her on her side
A) analyze her cardiac and administer oxygen if needed. If the patient has a
rhythm with the AED. pulse but is not breathing, open the airway and
B) open her airway and provide rescue breathing. If the patient is not
ensure that it is clear. breathing (or has agonal gasps) and does not have a
C) assess for signs of pulse, begin CPR (starting with chest compressions)
breathing and a pulse. and apply the AED as soon as possible. If you are
D) place her on her side in transporting a patient who becomes unresponsive,
case she vomits. pulseless, and apneic, you should begin CPR and
instruct your partner to stop the ambulance and
prepare the AED.
,A 58-year-old man is A
found unresponsive by his Feedback :
wife. According to his wife,
he was complaining of a The patient in this scenario likely experienced an
"dull ache" in his chest the acute myocardial infarction the day before. However,
day before, but refused to because he refused medical care, the infarction has
allow her to call 911. His likely damaged a significant portion of his heart,
blood pressure is 70/50 resulting in cardiogenic shock. Cardiogenic shock
mm Hg, his pulse is 120 occurs when the heart fails as a pump and can no
beats/min and weak, and longer meet the metabolic needs of the body; it has a
his respirations are 28 very high mortality rate. The patient's labored
breaths/min and labored. breathing is likely caused by pulmonary edema, which
Further assessment occurs when blood backs up into the lungs because
reveals that his skin is the heart cannot effectively pump. There is no
cool, pale, and clammy. evidence of hypovolemia (ie, poor skin turgor) or
You should suspect: sepsis (ie, fever). A pulmonary embolism typically
presents with an acute onset of pleuritic (sharp) chest
A) cardiogenic shock. pain and difficulty breathing, and is also commonly
B) hypovolemic shock. associated with cyanosis.
C) acute septic shock.
D) pulmonary embolism.
, A
Feedback :
When an error occurs
while using the AED, it is AEDs are highly sensitive and specific in recognizing
MOST often the result of: shockable rhythms (eg, V-Fib, pulseless V-Tach); this
means that they are highly reliable. It would be
A) battery failure extremely rare for the AED to recommend a shock
secondary to operator when one is not indicated or fail to recommend a
error. shock when one is indicated. When an error does
B) malfunction of the occur, it is usually the operator's fault. The most
microchip inside the AED. common error is not having a charged battery. To
C) misinterpretation of the avoid this problem, many AEDs are equipped with an
patient's cardiac rhythm. alarm that warns the operator if the battery is not fully
D) excess patient charged. Some of the older AEDs, however, are not
movement during the equipped with this feature. Therefore, it is important to
analyze phase. check the AED daily, exercise the battery as often as
the manufacturer recommends, and always have a
spare, fully charged battery on hand.
, The position of comfort for
a patient with
nontraumatic chest pain
MOST commonly is:
A) semisitting.
B) lateral recumbent.
C) on the side with the
head elevated.
D) supine with the legs
elevated slightly.
Feedback :
As with most patients, the
position of comfort for
cardiac patients typically is
the semisitting (semi-
Fowler's) position. You
should allow the patient to
remain in the position of
comfort both during the
assessment phase and
throughout transport.
