After four to six minutes of anoxia, restoring oxygenation and blood pressure will not restore perfusion of the cortex and is known as:
A) no-reflow phenomenon. B) subarachnoid hemorrhage.
C) atraumatic brain injury. D) intracerebral bleed.
A
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After the patient's airway is intubated during two-rescuer CPR, you should:
A. pause compressions to deliver ventilations. B. increase rescue breathing to a rate of 12 breaths/min. C. decrease the compression rate to about 80 per minute. D. deliver one rescue breath every 6 to 8 seconds.
A 50-year-old female is entrapped in her passenger car after it struck a tree. As the rescue team is preparing to extricate her, you quickly assess her and determine that she is breathing shallowly and that her radial pulse is absent. You should:
A. maintain spinal stabilization as she is extricated. B. secure her with a short backboard or vest device. C. stabilize her condition before extrication begins. D. begin CPR as the rescue team begins extrication.