Best option for treatment of STEMI diagnosed in ambulance via 12-lead ECG correct answer:
Transport to PCI-capable hospital
Components of Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) correct answer: Facial droop, arm
drift, speech abnormality
Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT:
CPR
Ventilations
Defibrillation
Epinephrine correct answer: Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT:
CPR
Ventilations
*Defibrillation*
Epinephrine
Appropriate response to an AED that is having problems analyzing rhythm correct answer:
Continue chest compressions
Which of the following is treated with synchronized shocks?
Unstable atrial fibrillation
Sinus tachycardia
VT without a pulse
VF correct answer: Which of the following is treated with synchronized shocks?
*Unstable atrial fibrillation*
Sinus tachycardia
VT without a pulse
VF
Dose for procainamide correct answer: 20-50 mg/min
Drug that should be given to all acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients correct answer:
Aspirin
Concentration of maintenance amiodarone drip correct answer: 900 mg amiodarone in 500 mL
D5W (1.8 mg/mL)
EMS dispatchers who recognize ACS symptoms should instruct patients to: correct answer:
Take aspirin
Longest acceptable delay in chest compressions correct answer: 10 seconds
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