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1. A patient experiences cardiac arrest, and the resuscitation team initiates
ventilations using a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. The development of
which condition during the provision of care would lead the team to suspect
that improper BVM technique is being used?
Select the correct answer to this question.
Rib fracture
Esophageal injury
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Pneumothorax
Hypertension: Pneumothorax
2. 1 A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to administer medica-
tions intravenously to a patient in cardiac arrest. The team member follows
each 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: When administering medications during a cardiac arrest, all medica-
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tions 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: Wide-complex ventricular rhythm and
tall, peaked T waves
In hyperkalemia the patient's 12-lead ECG rhythm strip will show wide-complex
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ventricular 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 the
necessary 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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