Megacode 5

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Question 1

You are on a ride along in an EMS vehicle. A person has been pulled from an icy river after being submerged for at least ten minutes. Someone attached a heart monitor and states the patient's heart rate is very slow (roughly 10 bpm) with discernible, but abnormal waveforms. The airway has been suctioned and is clear. There is no pulse or breathing. Which of the following do you suspect?

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Question 2

Which of the following is your first management action?

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Question 3

While you are providing high-quality CPR, others have established IV access and have passed an advanced airway. What is your next action?

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Question 4

Given the patient's history, which probable cause of PEA should be treated immediately?

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Question 5

The heart monitor is still in place, but is no longer registering a rhythm. What has happened?

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Question 6

What is the major difference between the initial management of PEA and asystole?

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Question 7

You have conducted three cycles of CPR and administered epinephrine. There is still no pulse. Body temperature is 31°C. You see the rhythm strip now shows low amplitude ventricular fibrillation. Which of the following is the next best action?

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Question 8

You administer a defibrillation dose (200 J biphasic) to the patient and continue CPR. After two minutes, you check the pulse and rhythm. The patient returns to sinus bradycardia (30 bpm) and there is a faint, but definite pulse present. Blood pressure is 80/30 mm Hg. He is still unconscious. What is your next action?

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