ACLS EP Chapter 23 Quiz

Select the best response from the answer choices following each question.

1. Which of the following are commonly associated with injury from lightning?

2. A 46-year-old electrical worker suffers an electrical injury while working on major overhead power lines. He falls to the ground and is unresponsive. Workplace protocols are immediately put into place. What is the first step in managing the injury?

3. The type of lightning strike that is most common is one in which the patient absorbs current extending radially from an object on the ground that is hit directly. This type of strike is called a(n):

4. When an electric shock causes direct injury to cardiac tissue, the damage usually occurs in which area of the heart:

5. The clinician knows that 85% of fatal electrocutions are secondary to arrhythmias. The most common fatal arrhythmia in lightning injuries is: