Before you insert a NPA you should lubericate it with?
Water-soluble lubricant
or
pts secretions
Which blood vessels carrie oxygen-poor blood to the heart?
Vena cava
Central pulses may be palpated at the ?
carotid and femoral
Peripheral pulses are located?
brachial and radial
A.. acidosis ( a body-chemistry imbalance) .. alcohol intoxication
E.. Epilepsy
I.. Infection ( especially when accompanied by fever)
O.. overdose ( of medications or drugs/alcohol)
U.. Uremia
T.. trauma
I.. insulin
P.. poisoning
S.. storke
All AE potentional causes of>
ALOC
During the management of a cardiac arrest, the AED gives a " no shock" message. Which of teh following statements will most likely propmt this condition?
C. the pt's rhythm is asystole
A 64yr old female has just collapsed in cardiac arrest, you are alone, after your initial assessment, you should then?
D. analyze the rhythm, and deliver a shock if indicated
What structure contracts and send a wave of blood into the Aorta and then through the arteries?