Staying alive
What two rhythms is an AED designed to detect for defibrillation?
V tach and V Fib
On the electrical pathway the SA node runs the heart at how many beats per minute?
60-100
What stage of shock is Cool, clammy, skin, hypotension, and AMS
What are the signs of decompensated
I am the maneuver you use if your patient has a fast heart rate above 150.What am I?
Valsalva Maneuver
A cells automaticity means?
They can generate an electrical impulse themselves.
How far should we compress a chest during chest compressions?
1/3 the chest wall or 1-2 inches
What valve allows blood not to flow into the right atrium from the right ventricle?
Tricuspid
Blood clots in the lungs would make me which kind of shock?
Obstructive
Preload is?
Volume in the ventricle at the end of diastole.
How do diabetic women present when it comes to MI?
After analyzing a cardiac arrest patient's heart rhythm, the AED provides a "Deliver shock" message. After clearing the patient, the AEMT's next step should be to?
Press the shock button and continue CPR
The AV node intrinsic rate is?
40-60 beats per minute
What is the pathophysiology of septic shock?
Vasodilation and increased capillary permeability.
Ventricular depolarization is represented but why Complex on the three lead?
QRS complex
Pulmonary edema pedal edema and JVD are all signs of?
Cardiogenic shock
After ROSC you have a patient breathing at six breaths a minute what should you do
Secure the airway and BVM
Pulse pressure is?
Systolic blood pressure - Diastolic blood pressure
I am usually caused by trauma accompanied with loss of feeling and hypotension, bradycardia.
Neurogenic shock
I am a medication that actually breaks down clots. What am I?
Fibrinolytic
Hypotension, muffled heart sounds and jugular venous distention are all signs of?
Walk me through the steps of the AED.
Turn it on, Apply pads to patient bare chest, analyzing heart rhythm stay clear, shock advised, Clear everyone, Defibrillate, start CPR.
Hypovolemia causes a patient to not maintain their blood pressure due to what effect on the heart?
Decreases preload
My cause is dilation of blood vessels what kind of shock am I ?
Distributive
I am a condition that causes plaque build up in the arteries. What am I?
Atherosclerosis
On a cellular level why does shock occur?
The cells are not getting oxygen and waste is not being execrated.