EKG CH 10 test

What should an EKG technician do if a patient's heart rate changes dramatically from baseline during a resting EKG?

• Ask the patient to rest for 15 minutes, then repeat the EKG

• Report the change if it continues for more than 10 minutes

• Report the change if the new rate is above normal (100 BPM)

• Report the change immediately

Which of the following is true of an EKG tracing and cardiac emergencies?

• Abnormalities in an EKG tracing may be the first evidence of a cardiac emergency.

• Abnormalities in an EKG tracing appear only after cardiac symptoms develop.

• Cardiac emergencies rarely produce changes to the EKG tracing.

• Stress tests may show EKG changes in cardiac emergencies, but resting EKGs will not.

When a patient experiences cardiac arrest in a hospital or other medical facility, which code is commonly called?

• Code red

• Code gray

• Code pink

• Code blue

Who should end a 911 call?

• The person who called

• The person experiencing the emergency

• The first medical personnel to arrive at the scene of the emergency

• The dispatcher

When a conscious patient is experiencing symptoms of a cardiac emergency she should first be assisted to

• Call 911

• Loosen clothing to facilitate placement of electrodes for cardiac monitoring

• Sit or lie down

• Breathe concentrated oxygen

Placing an unconscious patient in recovery position can protect the patient from

• Aspiration

• Cardiac arrest

• Hypoxia

• Syncope

What is the rate at which a BVM should be squeezed when assisting an unconscious patient to breathe?

• 5–8 breaths per minute

• 10–12 breaths per minute

• 15–18 breaths per minute

• 18–22 breaths per minute

AEDs deliver a shock that can correct

• Sinus arrhythmia

• Second-degree heart block

• Junctional rhythm

• Ventricular fibrillation

What should be done if an AED does not detect a rhythm that can be corrected with a shock?

• The patient should be shocked anyway.

• CPR should be performed.

• The patient should be pronounced dead.

• Oxygen should be administered.

Stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain becomes __________ or ____________.

• Full, thickens

• Blocked, ruptures

• Hardened, thins

• Widened, narrows