1. A patient experiences cardiac arrest, and the resuscitation team initiates ventilations using a
bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. The development ofwhich condition during the provision
of care would lead the team to suspectthat improper BVM technique is being used?
Select the correct answer to this question.
2. 1 A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to administer medications intravenously
to a patient in cardiac arrest. The team member followseach medication administration with a
bolus of fluid. How much would the team member give?
Select the correct answer to this question.
5 to 10 mL
10 to 20 mL
20 to 30 mL
30 to 40 mL
Answer: When administering medications during a cardiac arrest, all medications
administrated through the IV or intraosseous infusion route should be followed by a 10- to 20-
mL fluid bolus.
3. The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a patient
brought to the emergency department. Which finding on a 12-lead ECG would confirm this
suspicion?
Wide-complex ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves
ST-segment changes, T-wave inversion
Flat T waves, prominent U waves and possibly prolonged
QT intervals Narrow-complex ventricular tachycardia
Answer: Wide-complex ventricular rhythm andtall, peaked T waves
In hyperkalemia the patient's 12-lead ECG rhythm strip will show wide-complexventricular
rhythm and tall, peaked T waves.
4. A patient with an ischemic stroke arrives at the emergency department at 2 a.m. The
patient's symptoms started about 12:30 a.m. After completing thenecessary assessments, the
healthcare team diagnoses an ischemic stroke,and the patient is determined to be a candidate
for fibrinolytic therapy. To achieve the best outcomes, the team should initiate therapy for this
patient no later than by which time?
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