ALS

Question 1

CO2 is the waste product of _________________ __________________, so if you’re dead, no CO2 will be produced

Answer 1

Cellular respiration

Question 2

What piece of monitoring equipment should be placed right after intubation

Answer 2

ETCO2 (capnograph)

Question 3

What two pieces of monitoring equipment is not useful due to lack of adequate pulse pressure

Answer 3

BP monitoring and pulse ox

Question 4

ETCO2 value is proportional to _________________ blood flow

Answer 4

Pulmonary

Question 5

ETCO2 has a dramatic increase when ____________ occurs

Answer 5

ROSC (return of spontaneous circulation)

Question 6

ETCO2 of less than _________ mmHg after 20 minutes of cpr means they are dead

Answer 6

10

Question 7

What two things does an ECG guide during CPR

Answer 7

Drug therapy and AED use

Question 8

Evaluate ECG as ______________ _____________ are switching

Answer 8

Chest compressors

Question 9

PEA

Answer 9

Pulseless Electrical Activity
Non shockable

Question 10

Pulseless VT (ventricular tachycardia)

Answer 10

Shockable