FREE EMR Care Questions and Answers
A 77-year-old woman who is not breathing is the patient you are attending to. The following best describes this condition:
The medical term "apnea" means "without breathing".
Five cycles, or roughly, should be included in a CPR round.
When done correctly, five cycles, or around two minutes, make up a round of CPR.
When conducting CPR, the rescuer has the following risk of infection:
Although there is very little chance of infection when giving CPR, OSHA mandates that all healthcare personnel take standard measures.
You saw a patient go into cardiac arrest and start CPR after dispatching another rescuer to obtain an AED and turn on the emergency response system. When a third rescuer shows up, he ought to:
In this case, a third rescuer should assist with ventilations if he arrives.
When providing a baby mouth-to-mouth breathing techniques:
Place your mouth over the baby's nose and mouth to form an airtight seal when providing mouth-to-mouth ventilations.
Which of the following symptoms does not typically accompany a patient suffering from a severe airway obstruction?
Coughing violently may indicate a less severe airway blockage. The patient is likely to cough weakly, ineffectively, or not at all in the event of a severe blockage.
Which kind of oxygen regulator just has one flow-rate gauge and one means to adjust it?
There is no flow-rate control mechanism and just one gauge on the high pressure regulator. There are regulators of this kind that can power FROPVD.
The five-year-old boy you are taking to the hospital is anxious and has a 92% oxygen saturation level. Taking an NRB or nasal cannula off his face will not sit well with him. The greatest thing for you to do is:
The best course of action when a child refuses to tolerate oxygen therapy is to have his mother hold the mask in near to his face while administering blow-by oxygen.
Just now, you saw a patient pass out. There's no breath in him. Another savior shows up. The second duty of a rescuer is to
The second rescuer in this situation needs to get the AED and turn on the emergency response system.
When a patient's airway is opened in what appears to be a spinal injury, you should:
Use the jaw thrust method to open the airway of a patient who may have suffered a spinal injury.
To check for a pulse, use:
When using two or three fingers to check a pulse. Because the thumb has its own pulse, it should never be used.