Technology & Digital Tools Flashcards
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A smartphone CPR coaching app instructs a bystander during a witnessed arrest. According to AHA guidance, which technology-enabled step should the bystander perform FIRST?
Answer: Call 911 so that dispatchers can guide CPR and dispatch AED-equipped responders
Activating the emergency response system (calling 911) is the first priority; dispatch-assisted CPR guidance is an established technology-enabled intervention.
Which statement about AED voice prompts is MOST accurate?
Answer: Voice prompts guide untrained bystanders through each step, significantly improving bystander AED use
AED voice prompts are specifically designed to enable untrained bystanders to safely operate the device, which is why AEDs are approved for public access use.
A continuous waveform capnograph shows a sudden drop in ETCO2 to near zero in an intubated cardiac arrest patient. The MOST likely cause is:
Answer: Esophageal intubation or dislodged endotracheal tube
A sudden fall to near-zero ETCO2 indicates the tube is no longer in the trachea, as no CO2 is being exhaled from the lungs.
Which data element from a defibrillator's post-event report is the BEST indicator of overall CPR quality during a resuscitation?
Answer: Chest compression fraction (CCF) over the entire event
Chest compression fraction—the proportion of resuscitation time with active compressions—is the single best surrogate metric for overall CPR quality and correlates with survival.
Which technology distinguishes a 'smart' defibrillator from a basic AED in a hospital setting?
Answer: Manual override capability, 12-lead ECG acquisition, pacing, and synchronized cardioversion
Hospital-grade defibrillators offer fully manual mode, 12-lead ECG, transcutaneous pacing, and synchronized cardioversion—capabilities beyond the automated shock-only function of basic AEDs.
Simulation-based training using high-fidelity manikins with CPR feedback technology MOST effectively improves which resuscitation skill?
Answer: Psychomotor CPR performance, including compression depth and rate
Real-time feedback from manikin sensors during simulation directly corrects psychomotor deficiencies in compression technique, leading to measurable skill retention.
A hospital implements a data dashboard that tracks door-to-shock time, CPR fraction, and survival-to-discharge rates in real time. This quality improvement tool is BEST described as:
Answer: A resuscitation performance surveillance and benchmarking platform
Aggregate resuscitation outcome dashboards enable hospitals to benchmark performance against national standards and identify system-level improvement opportunities.