Chapter 52 Flashcards
Guidelines that are supported by very good evidence of effectiveness and safety in humans are class
2A
The general term used to describe the spectrum of disease from acute angina to myocardial infarction is
Acute coronary syndrome
Guidelines supported by fair to good evidence of effectiveness and safety in humans with evidence of harm are class
2B
Actions or interventions with insufficient evidence to support a final recommendation for clinical use are placed in class
Indeterminate
For the infant or child patient who is not breathing each rescue breath should be provided
Every 3-5 seconds
When providing ventilations without an advanced airway in the patient experiencing cardiac arrest the rescuer should avoid over ventilation because it
Impedes blood return to the heart
The guidelines 2010 are considered
Consensus standards
Initial dose for shocking V fib using a monophasic waveform for treatment is
360j
If a patient received an adequate trial of ALS in the field, which circumstance should you continue the arrest and transport
A low body temperature
In out of hospital setting, 5yr old collapses from sudden cardiac arrest you should
2 minutes of CPR
Of all interventions available to cardiac arrest patient, which has the most scientific evidence in favor
Defibrillation
Where is the best bang for buck in saving cardiac arrest patients
Removing barriers to implementing PAD
In the guideline 2010 updates in health care provider training for CPR on a child applies to
Patients from 1 year old to the onset of puberty
In what situation should you phone first instead of phone fast
A child with a previous MI
In adults when should the rescuer consider phoning fast instead of phoning first
Poisoning or drug overdose
True or false
The jaw thrust can be used with one rescuer technique on a trauma patient
False
When smaller tidal volumes are used with the bag mask the
Chest should rise visibly
When a victim suddenly collapses and has no signs of circulation the rescuer should first provide
To rescue breaths
What evidence helped researchers recommend dropping the pulse check step for laypersons
They were frequently wrong in their assessment
If a foreign body airway obstruction is suspected in an adult patient the health care provider should
Reposition the neck and reattempt to ventilate
The initial shock dose for a child in V fib using monophasic or biphasic defibrillator is
2j/kg
Where are the hands placed to do CPR on an adult
In the center of the chest between the nipples
Under certain clinical conditions evidence shows that
The LMA and combitube are better than a bag mask
Principles of _____ medicine classify interventions into one of five categories
Evidence based
