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What does MET stand for?
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Medical emergency team
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What does RRT stand for?
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Rapid response team
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What is the purpose of the rapid response team?
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- identify and intervene during deterioration - improve patient outcomes
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Maximum amount of time you can be off the chest during CPR
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No more than 10 seconds
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How often should you switch rescuers for CPR?
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Every two minutes
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Best indicator of cardiac arrest in an unresponsive patient
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Agonal respirations
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Time spent on pulse checks
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Only 5 to 10 seconds
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Reasons for closed loop communication
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Repeat the drug dose.
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Part of medication administration
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Communicate orders for clarification.
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Best compression rate for high-quality CPR
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100 to 120 per minute
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PPV increases intrathoracic pressure by
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Decreasing cardiac output. Decreases venous return.
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Adult rescue breathing during intubation is performed
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Every 5 to 6 seconds
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Two best ways to avoid interruptions in CPR and defibrillation.
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Continue CPR after defibrillation. Perform CPR while charging the defibrillator.
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Four best ways to manage an airway.
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Properly sized OPA or NPA. Good mask seal. Consider superglottic airways. (King, LMA)
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Quality capnography is referred to as
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The gold standard for tube placement and monitoring.
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ETCO2 target range for ROSC
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35mmHg to 40mmHg
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Target temperature and dose for induced hypothermia
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30mL per kilogram of chilled normal saline at 32°C to 36°C over 24 hours
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What is done post cardiac arrest care
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Labs. Considered induced hypothermia. Cath Lab. Arterial blood gas.
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Door-to-balloon goal time
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No more than 90 minutes
