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Chest compressions should be given continuously at a rate of ________ per minute

• 80 to 100

• 90 to 100

• 100 to 120

• 120 to 140

where will you place the defibrillator paddles?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRwn8PPrNdA

• upper left and upper right chest

• lower left and upper right chest

• lower left and lower right chest

• upper left and lower right chest

what do you check first before defibrillation?

• heart rhythm

• heart sounds

• breath sounds

• respiratory rate

When do we stop resuscitation?

• return of pulse

• return of rhythm

• return of breathing

• return of voluntary movements

How do we confirm placement of the advanced airway device?

• bilateral chest rise

• Check for condensation

• auscultation breath sounds

• auscultation stomach

At the medical ward, you heard another nurse activate code blue as she was starting CPR on the patient who has no pulse and breathing. The hospital has a rapid response team. What should you do while waiting for them?

• place oxygen to the patient

• get ambu-bag and manually ventilate the patient

• initiate mouth to mouth breathing

• record what time CPR started

watch.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzclV_VpGbw In the video, what did they use to check the patient's rhythm?

• defibrillator

• ECG machine

• Automatic Emergency Defibrillator

• stethoscope

What medication is given to a patient with cardiac arrest?

• dilantin

• epinephrine

• cefazolin

• vasopressin

What situations will need ACLS protocol?

• premature ventricular tachycardia

• eupnea

• ventricular tachycardia

• pulseless tachycardia

What is the effect of epinephrine in the body in a code blue situation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTZyLiSuB3I

• increase cardiac output and raise blood pressure

• lower cardiac output and raise blood pressure

• increase cardiac output and lower blood pressure

• lower cardiac output and lower blood pressure