Module 5 Flashcards
Syncope is the result of…
Decreased cerebral blood flow.
Appropriate treatment of respitory arrest should include…
Administration of positive pressure oxygen, maintenance of the airway.
Cricothyroidotomy is the emergency procedure used to establish in airway when a patient experiences…
Upper airway obstruction that prevents ventilation.
An emergency surgical procedure that can be performed to obtain an airway when all conventional methods have failed is a…
Cricothyroidotomy.
Angina pectoris is most likely to be caused by…
Heart disease.
The most important reason an intravenous line should be established when a myocardial infarction is suspected is…
Medications can be administered.
Which arrhythmia is most dangerous?
Ventricular fibrilation.
The drug of choice for management of grand mal seizures is IV administration of…
Carbamazepine (Tegretol).
The use of epinephrine results in…
Peripheral vasoconstriction.
