Resuscitation

Question 1

Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation are considered what

Answer 1

Dysrhythmia

Question 2

When both ventricles pump so rapidly that they have no time to fill, and so there is no or inadequate blood to pump

Answer 2

Ventricular Tachycardia

Question 3

A chaotic mechanical response to chaotic electrical activity leads to a quivering motion of the heart that fails to pump any blood

Answer 3

Ventricular Fibrillation

Question 4

These account for more than 85 percent of all arrest situations, and most of these dysrhythmias (roughly 89 percent) are caused by acute coronary syndrome

Answer 4

Dysrhythmia

Question 5

Sudden blunt trauma to the anterior chest, such as being struck by a baseball or diving chest first onto hard ground, can lead to sudden cardiac arrest dysrhythmias

Answer 5

Commotia Cordis

Question 6

This implies that the heart has stopped pumping due to issues related to systemic hypoxia

Answer 6

Asphyxial cardiac arrest

Question 7

Patients with this cardiac arrest generally have very low oxygen levels and elevated carbon dioxide levels in their blood making quality ventilations very important

Answer 7

Asphyxial

Question 8

These breaths are an indication of cardiac arrest

Answer 8

Agonal

Question 9

If cardiac arrest is identified, primary assessment stops and __________________ should be started immediately

Answer 9

Chest compressions

Question 10

Chain of survival

Answer 10

(1) recognition and activation of the emergency response system, (2) immediate high-quality CPR, (3) rapid defibrillation, (4) basic and advanced emergency medical services, and (5) advanced life support and postarrest care

Question 11

For infants, children, and adults, the chest should be compressed at a rate of

Answer 11

100 - 120 per minute

Question 12

In cardiopulmonary resuscitation what is the ratio of compressions and breathing

Answer 12

2 breaths per 30 compressions

Question 13

In pediatric patients, if 2 rescuers available CPR ratio of compressions and breathing can be adjusted to what

Answer 13

2 breaths per 15 compressions

Question 14

“asynchronous ventilations,” means they deliver

Answer 14

low-volume ventilations without interrupting compressions

Question 15

manual defibrillation is

Answer 15

when Paramedics and physicians can use cardiac monitor/defibrillators to visually identify a dysrhythmia and choose to deliver a shock

Question 16

A monophasic defibrillator sends a

Answer 16

single shock (this is what monophasic means) from the negative pad to the positive pad

Question 17

A biphasic defibrillator sends

Answer 17

the shock first in one direction then the other

Question 18

The “triangle of life” is

Answer 18

the triangle represents the first three providers attending the patient. On either side of the patient, one provider delivers compressions and the other attaches the AED. At the head of the patient, the third provider manages the airway and delivers ventilations

Question 19

return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)

Answer 19

ROSC occurs when the heart begins to beat on its own again. Most commonly, this is recognized by a patient’s starting to breathe

Question 20

what is asphyxial cardiac arrest

Answer 20

a cardiac arrest caused by systemic hypoxia, typically due to a respiratory disorder

Question 21

what is asystole

Answer 21

a condition in which the heart has ceased generating electrical impulses. Commonly called flatline

Question 22

what is compression fraction

Answer 22

the amount of time chest compressions are being performed compared with the total time of patient contact

Question 23

what is pulseless electrical activity (PEA)

Answer 23

a condition in which the heart’s electrical rhythm remains relatively normal, yet the mechanical pumping activity fails to follow the electrical activity, causing cardiac arrest