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1. A previously healthy infant with a history of vomiting and diarrhea is brought to the emergency department by her parents. During your assessment, you find that the infant responds only to painful stimulation. The infant has good bilateral breath sounds, cool extremities, and a capillary refill time of more than 5 seconds. The infant's blood pressure is 85/65 mmHg and glucose is 30 mg/dL. You administer 100% oxygen via face mask and start an IV. Which treatment is the most appropriate ...

As the only lifeguard performing CPR on a & year old child, you would perform cycles of: - ANSWER 30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is choking? - ANSWER Clutching the throat The patron asks, "Should we move them to the first aid room?" What should you do next? - ANSWER Tell the patron the victim should not be moved since there is no immediate danger. How can you best protect yourself from poss...

A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following ECG waveform. The team interprets this as which arrhythmia? Ans - second degree Laboratory tests are ordered for a child who has been vomiting for 3 days and is diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pale. Which test would the provider use to determine the adequacy of oxygen delivery? Ans - Lactate A 9-year-old patient is presenting with decreased breath sounds, bradycardia, slowed respiratory...

atrioventricular node - Answer- AV Automated External Defibrillator - Answer- AED Bag-valve Mask resuscitator - Answer- BVM body substance isolation - Answer- BSI cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Answer- CPR Communicate proper info/warnings Recognize some one in need of care Attempt to rescue Provide emergency care at your level of training. - Answer- CRAP electrocardiogram - Answer- ECG Emergency Action Plan - Answer- EAP 1 Early recognition and access 2 Early CPR 3 Early defibrilla...

What is the find model stand for - Answer- F-figure out the problem I-identify possible solutions N-name the pros and cons D-decide which is best, and act what are some possible topics in in-service training - Answer- -servaillence and recognition -water and land rescue skills -emergency response skills -decision making protocall -facility rules -customer service -records and papers -physical conditioning what's the purpose if the FIND model - Answer- for decision making SDS - Ans...

PR Should be performed on a victim who is... - Answer In Cardiac Arrest or unconscious with an obstructed airway. After an AED says "No Shock Advised," it is best to... - Answer Perform CPR for about 2 minutes. When giving chest compressions to an adult, how do you position your hands? - Answer Heel of one hand on the center of the chest with the other hand on top. Once you have turned on the AED, you should... - Answer Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm. When...

You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a drowning event. The child is intubated and ventilated with 100% oxygen with equal breath sounds and exhaled CO2 detected. The heart rate is slow and the monitor shows sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, and moist; distal pulses are not palpable and the central pulses are weak. Intravenous access has been established. The core temperature is 37.3oC. Based on the PALS bradycardia algorithm, which of the following should be prov...

Guidelines for effective scanning include... - Answer- scanning your zone, staying focused, maintaining active posture, searching the entire volume of water and moving your head and eyes. How long does it take for brain damage, or even death, to occur once a victim is drowning? - Answer- 4-6 minutes How long does it take for cardiac arrest to occur once a victim is drowning? - Answer- 3 minutes How long does you lifeguard certification last? - Answer- 2 years When asking for consent, sta...

Parents of a 1-year-old female phoned EMS when they picked up their daughter from the babysitter. Paramedics perform an initial impression revealing an obtunded infant with irregular breathing, bruises over the abdomen, abdominal distension, and cyanosis. Assisted bag-mask ventilation with 100% oxygen is initiated. On primary assessment heart rate is 36/min, peripheral pulses cannot be palpated, and central pulses are barely palpable. Cardiac monitor shows sinus bradycardia. Chest compressi...

10 seconds - ANSWER A 6 month old infant is unresponsive. You begin checking for breathing at the same time you check for the infants pulse. Which is the maximum time you should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate the infants pulse before starting CPR? Disordered Control of Breathing - ANSWER A 4 year old child is brought to the emergency department for seizures. The seizures stopped a few minutes ago, but the child continues to have slow and irregular respi...

The client diagnosed with hypovolemic shock has a BP of 100/60. Fifteen minutes later the BP is 88/64. How much narrowing of the client's pulse pressure has occurred between the two readings? - Answer Answer: 16 mmHg pulse pressure The pulse pressure is the systolic BP minus the diastolic BP. 100 - 60 = 40 mmHg pulse pressure in first BP reading 88 - 64 = 24 mmHg pulse pressure in second reading 40 - 24 = 16 mmHg pulse pressure narrowing. A narrowing or decreased pulse pressure is an ear...

Patients in emergency nursing • Life-threatening Potentially life-threatening Urgent problems enter hospital through emergency department (ED) Annual visits to ED - how many visit ED annually - # increasing why (6) • Over 136 million people visit EDs annually. This number is increasing bc (1) the inability to see a primary care provider (2) an aging population (3) shorter hospital stays resulting in frequent readmissions (4) acute mental health crises (5) ED closures (6) lack o...

What does the Southern Regional Emergency Management Assistance Compact do? correct answerIt allows states to provide assistance to one another. Which person becomes the incident commander in the hospital? correct answerThe highest-ranking officer In the Incident Command System, which response staff carries out the response to the event? correct answerOperations When is the best time for a hospital to develop a disaster plan? correct answerBefore an event occurs Which statement accurately...

Which disorder causes purulent drainage from the auricle and ear canal? correct answerOtitis externa Which disorder is the most common cause of tooth loss? correct answerGingivitis When removing a foreign body from the nose, which complication poses the greatest risk to the patient? correct answerAspiration of the foreign body Which dental condition causes pain, nasal discharge, and drooling? correct answerTooth eruption Which action occurs initially when bacterial plaque develops? correct ...

Doppler ultrasonography can detect fetal heart tones beginning at about how many weeks' gestation? correct answer10 Weeks Which finding is considered subjective data? correct answerA family member states that the patient has a history of seizures. Which abnormal finding can be detected during the secondary assessment? correct answerFriction rub Which disorder is a possible cause of a decreased level of consciousness? correct answerInfection For a patient with severe sternal retractions, w...

Which of the following substances causes somnolence? correct answerGamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) Which of the following substances causes a decreased heart rate? correct answerGamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) Which of the following statements is accurate? correct answerThe potential for violence increases in individuals under the influence of drugs. Which of the following drug categories has a side effect of constipation? correct answerOpioids and morphine derivatives Abuse of synthetic cathinon...

Which function differentiates the Emergency Severity Index from the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale? correct answerIt identifies specific vital signs that place a patient at acuity level 2. When triaging a potential psychiatric patient, which action is the triage nurse's priority? correct answerAssess patient and staff safety. Which question is most likely to assess the quality of a patient's symptom? correct answer"What does it feel like?" Detection of severe jaundice during an acros...

According to the rule of nines, burns of the anterior trunk and both anterior arms account for which percentage of body surface area? correct answer27 percent Which intervention is indicated for a patient with circumferential full-thickness burns of the chest, inadequate chest expansion, and restlessness? correct answerEscharotomy A scald burn is most likely to result from which mechanism? correct answerExposure to water at 140°F (60°C) Which sign or symptom is a characteristic of carbon...

For which disorder is phenazopyridine (Pyridium) most commonly administered? correct answerD. Urethritis Which medication causes urine retention? correct answerD. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) The administration of azithromycin (Zithromax) is indicated for which sexually transmitted infection? correct answerC. Chlamydia infection Which sexually transmitted infection is caused by bacteria and develops as a small bump in the genitals? correct answerA. Chancroid Which is the main electrolyte di...

Which disorder results from obstruction and distention of a lumen, causing decreased blood flow, ischemia, and bacterial invasion? correct answerAppendicitis A patient presents with sudden right upper quadrant pain that radiates to her right shoulder after eating. You should suspect the patient has which disorder? correct answerCholecystitis Which finding commonly occurs in patients with a bowel obstruction? correct answerIntractable vomiting In a patient with gastroesophageal reflux disea...