II-I. Managing clinical events

Question 1

A patient has generalized tonic-clonic seizure during EEG recording. If one electrode is pulled off, which of the following is the primary responsibility of the EEG technologist?
A) Fix the electrode and then attend to the patient
B) Stop the recording and protect the patient from injury
C) Stop the recording and fix the electrode
D) Protect the patient from injury and keep EEG running

Answer 1

Protect the patient from injury and keep EEG running

Question 2

If a patient starts to have a seizure during photic stimulation, the technologist should
A) decrease stimulation rate
B) increase sensitivity
C) turn off EEG instrument
D) turn off photic stimulator

Answer 2

turn off photic stimulator.