Acute and chronic rheumatic pancarditis:

You have been called to transport a patient who is suffering from an illness that has impaired the ability of the involuntary muscles to contract. Which of the following conditions would you expect?

A) Decreased movement of wastes through the large intestine B) Decreased heart rate and increased blood pressure C) Difficulty in walking and grasping objects with his hands D) Difficulty in maintaining an upright posture

You are ventilating a neonate but he doesn't seem to be responding. You know that you MUST begin chest compressions the heart rate drops below ________ beats per minute

A) 100 B) 80 C) 60 D) 40