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Adjunct Techniques and Interventions Flashcard

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Question

During CPR, positive pressure ventilation via a bag-mask connected to an oxygen supply is administered at the rate of 2 ventilations for every 30 chest compressions. At the beginning of CPR, the team should give supplementary oxygen:

 

a. Never at the highest setting
b. At the highest setting (FiO2 100%)
c. Only if the patient has been in a drowning incident
d. At between 2 and 3 liters per minute

Answer

b. At the highest setting (FiO2 100%)

Question

How does one provide ventilation on an intubated patient in a multiple rescuer scenario?

 

a. Give 2 breaths after every 30 chest compressions
b. Give 2 breaths after every 15 chest compressions
c. Give 1 breath every 6 seconds with continuous compressions
d. There is no difference in providing ventilation in single-rescuer and team scenarios

Answer

c. Give 1 breath every 6 seconds with continuous compressions

Question

If, after 20 minutes of resuscitation, the end-tidal carbon dioxide remains < 10 mm Hg, the provider can assume:

 

a. Adequate ventilation of the patient
b. The patient has a very poor chance of survival
c. There is an upper airway obstruction
d. There is a lower airway obstruction

Answer

b. The patient has a very poor chance of survival

Question

In the adult patient requiring medications, the preferred order for administration routes is:

 

a. IO, IV, endotracheal
b. IV, IM, IO
c. IV, IO, endotracheal
d. IV, IO, IM

Answer

c. IV, IO, endotracheal

Question

Quantitative waveform capnography is:

 

a. A class II recommendation for ET tube
b. Unsuitable for supraglottic airways
c. Used in conjunction with a physical examination to determine advanced airway placement
d. Not indicated during CPR on a patient who has drowned

 

Answer

c. Used in conjunction with a physical examination to determine advanced airway placement

Question

The most accurate way to monitor the adequacy of ventilation and oxygenation in a patient with cardiac arrest is by:

 

a. Confirming placement of the ET tube
b. Auscultation of breath sounds
c. Monitoring oxygen saturation
d. Waveform capnography

Answer

d. Waveform capnography

Question

Which of the following basic airway adjuncts is most useful for an unconscious patient with an absent gag reflex in respiratory distress? The head tilt-chin lift and jaw-thrust maneuvers are unable to open the patient’s airway.

 

a. Nasopharyngeal airway
b. Laryngeal mask
c. Oropharyngeal airway
d. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device

Answer

c. Oropharyngeal airway

Question

Which of the following is the role of end-tidal carbon dioxide during resuscitation?

 

a. It measures the depth of chest compressions.
b. It is a good predictor of failed resuscitation.
c. It calculates the dosage of the next administration of epinephrine.
d. It is a good predictor of converting a shockable cardiac arrest rhythm.

Answer

b. It is a good predictor of failed resuscitation.

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