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EMT- Chapter 13
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A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should:
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begin CPR until an AED is available
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A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should:
begin CPR until an AED is available
Basic life support (BLS) is defined as:
noninvasive emergency care that is used to treat conditions such as airway obstruction, respiratory arrest, and cardiac arrest
Between each chest compression, you should __________.
allow full chest recoil
Complications associated with chest compressions include all of the following, EXCEPT:
gastric distention
CPR is in progress on a pregnant woman. Shortly after manually displacing her uterus to the left, return of spontaneous circulation occurs. Which of the following would MOST likely explain this?
Pressure was relieved from her aorta and vena cava, which improved chest compression effectiveness
