As you are performing CPR on an elderly man, his wife presents you with a "do not resuscitate" order. Your most appropriate course of action is to
A. ignore the document and continue the CPR
B. comply with the document and stop CPR
C. continue CPR until medical control is notified
D. withhold CPR until medical control validates the order
Ans: C. continue CPR until medical control is notified
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A) Network of fascial tissues B) Fluid circulating through vessels C) Energy flowing through channels D) Emotional associations of a body region
When providing fluid resuscitation to a hypothermic patient, the rate of infusion should be:
A) 150 to 200 mL/hour. B) 500 to 600 mL/hour. C) 100 to 125 mL/hour. D) 250 to 275 mL/hour.
A 31-year-old male breathing at a rate of 6 times per minute can best be described as:
A) bradypneic. B) hyperventilating. C) tachypneic. D) bradycardic.
You are called for a ‘near' drowning. When you arrive, you find a nine-year-old boy who was pulled from the deep end of the pool just before you arrived. He is conscious and alert, sitting by his mother. He has a shallow cough and his pulse oximetry reading is 98 percent. How should you manage this patient?
A) Advise his mother to watch him closely for the next 24 hours. B) Recommend that his mother schedule an appointment with his physician. C) See that he is dried and warmed before sending him home with his mother. D) Recommend that he be transported to the hospital for evaluation.