ECC ECC Team Dynamics & Leadership

Question 1

In the AHA High-Performance CPR team model, what is the primary role of the team leader?

Accepted Answer

Coordinating all team member roles and ensuring protocol adherence

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Performing chest compressions

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Managing the defibrillator

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Documenting all interventions

Question 2

Closed-loop communication in an ECC team means:

Accepted Answer

The receiver repeats back the order and confirms task completion

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Only the team leader speaks during resuscitation

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All communication is written to avoid confusion

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Orders are given only at the start of resuscitation

Question 3

What does the AHA recommend for CPR compressor rotation intervals to maintain compression quality?

Accepted Answer

Every 2 minutes (with rhythm checks)

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Every 10 minutes

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Every 5 minutes or sooner if fatigued

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Only when the compressor requests a switch

Question 4

Which of the following best describes 'mutual respect' within an ECC resuscitation team?

Accepted Answer

All team members may voice safety concerns regardless of hierarchy

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Only senior clinicians may question the team leader's decisions

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Team members should not interrupt the team leader during resuscitation

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Disagreements should be resolved after the patient is stabilized only

Question 5

During a cardiac arrest, a team member notices the wrong dose of epinephrine being drawn up. What is the BEST action?

Accepted Answer

Immediately speak up using clear, direct communication

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Remain silent to avoid disrupting the team leader

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Wait until the rhythm check to bring it up

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Note it in the documentation and address it after the code

Question 6

What is 'constructive intervention' in the context of ECC team dynamics?

Accepted Answer

A team member respectfully correcting an error or unsafe action

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A technique to restart a stopped resuscitation

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The team leader taking over all tasks during a crisis

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Documentation of all resuscitation events