You have just intubated a 74-year-old male patient who experienced sudden cardiac arrest. While confirming tube placement, you note decreased breath sounds over the right lung and normal sounds over the left lung. What is the most likely reason for the decreased breath sounds over the right lung fi...
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You have just intubated a 74-year-old male patient who experienced sudden cardiac arrest. While
confirming tube placement, you note decreased breath sounds over the right lung and normal sounds
over the left lung. What is the most likely reason for the decreased breath sounds over the right lung
fields? - Answer Left bronchus intubation
What is the maximum recommended amount of time for interruptions in chest compressions? - Answer
10 seconds
Which of the following treatments has been shown to improve patient outcome? - Answer
Defibrillation
Your patient is a teenage male who was in cardiac arrest. Your partner observed ventricular fibrillation
on the ECG monitor and delivered a countershock at 200 J. The patient is unresponsive, his ECG reveals
sinus tachycardia, and his vital signs are BP 70/P mm HG, P 148, R 12 unassisted, and SpO2 96%. What
should you do first? - Answer Increase his blood pressure
Your patient is a 76-year-old female who is in cardiac arrest. Her two home health nurses have been
administering compressions-only CPR since the patient collapsed. What should you do first? - Answer
Attach defibrillation pads
You are attempting to resuscitate a 27-year-old victim of sudden cardiac arrest. She has been in
ventricular fibrillation for 6 minutes. What are her chances of survival? - Answer 40%
Your patient is an older adult male who is in asystole. You have provided chest compressions for 6
minutes, managed his airway, and established an IV. What should you do next? - Answer Administer
epinephrine
You are preparing to transport a patient with a suspected acute myocardial infarction. When your
partner leaves to get the stretcher the patient becomes unresponsive. You determine that he is apneic
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