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What is the compression to ventilation ratio you should use when giving CPR to any individual? - ANSWER-30:2 When performing two-rescuer CPR, how often should you switch roles? - ANSWER-after every five cycles of CPR. When operating an AED, what are the correct steps to follow? - ANSWER-Power on the AED, attach electode pads, analyze the rhythm, clear the individual, and deliver shock Arriving first to the scene, you find an unresponsive person with no pulse that has thrown up. You fe...

which if these tasks are included in you equipment check - ANSWER-All but o2 blender to 100% What are the three rapid evaluation questions used to assess every newborn at birth - ANSWER-Gestational age, tone, breathing 3 mins old What is your next step - ANSWER-Adjust o2 concentration 5 mins old Baby doesn't begin breathing what is the next appropriate step for managing this emergency - ANSWER-Active code and get self inflating bag Another nurse enters and asks how she can help ...

While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is being accomplished? -ANSWER-Compressing to a depth of at least 2 inches A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency medical technician, rushes to her with an AED. When the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it? -ANSWER-Turn on the AED A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsi...

Brady pt next steps to assess and tx - ANSWER-est IV access Brady pt...assess tx - ANSWER-maintain the airway and admin oxygen if needed Brady pt....assess Tx - ANSWER-obtain 12 lead ECG pt with poor perfusion, what do you admin? - ANSWER-Administer atropine 1mg IV Pt did not respond to atropine, what options to Tx pt? - ANSWER-*admin epinephrine 2 to 10mcg per minute infusion *initiate transcutaneous pacing *admin dopamine 5 to 20mcg/kg/ min infusion Pt not responding... what ...

Admission of PCI or fibrinolysis - ANSWER-With diagnosis of STEMI what is most probable treatment SpO2 if < 90% 12 lead ABCs Activate (STEMI) team Consider nitro, morphine, P2Y inhibitor Administer ASA and get IV access - ANSWER-Within the first 10 minutes on the basis of the patient showing symptoms of myocardial ischemia, what will your first action include (if not completed by EMS before arrival)? first medical contact to balloon inflation of 90 minutes - ANSWER-What is your goa...

What can increase a victim's chance of survival? - ANSWER-Receiving early compressions and early AED While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is being accomplished? - ANSWER-Compressing to a depth of at least 2 inches What is the best way to maintain a seal when you are a single rescuer using a bag-mask device? - ANSWER-Position your fingers by using the E-C clamp technique How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using ...

inus Bradycardia - ANSWER- 1st Degree heart block - ANSWER- 2nd degree type 1 heart block - ANSWER- 2nd degree type 2 heart block - ANSWER- V-tach with a pulse - ANSWER- A-fib with RVR - ANSWER- A-flutter - ANSWER- SVT - ANSWER- V-fib/ Pulseless Vtach - ANSWER- Asystole/PEA - 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 respirations. What condition is most consistent with your assessment? Lung tissue disease Upper airway obstruction Lower airway obstruction Disordered control of breathing -ANSWER- Disordered control of breathing A 2-week-old infant is being evaluated for irritability and poor feeding. His blood pressure is 55/40 mm HG, an...