While using the AED to treat a patient in cardiac arrest, your partner informs you that he can feel a carotid pulse. What should you do immediately?
A) Obtain a heart rate and blood pressure
B) Reanalyze the patient's heart rhythm
C) Insert an oropharyngeal airway and begin positive pressure ventilation
D) Assess the patient's airway and breathing adequacy
D) Assess the patient's airway and breathing adequacy
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a. Bradycardia, increased bronchial secretions, increased gut motility b. Hypotension, bradycardia, and dry mouth c. Increased airtrapping, decreased peak-flow spirometry, and increasing capnography d. Anxiety, tachycardia, sweating, and headache
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Health care facilities maintain either a manual or automated MPI. Briefly describe the purpose of an MPI and state the retention period for the MPI
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