9.
These are steps in getting ready to defibrillate a patient who is having ventricular
fibrillation.
a. Where do you place the negative paddle? ____________________________
______________________________________________________________
b. Where do you place the positive paddle? _____________________________
______________________________________________________________
c. If the paddles have poor contact with the patient's skin, what will happen
when the machine fires?
______________________________________________________________
d. Before administering the countershock by pressing the discharge buttons on
the machine, what should you do?
______________________________________________________________
10.
List one drug to be administered initially if drug therapy is indicated in
unmonitored cardiac arrest. __________________________________________
11.
List two drugs to be administered if the patient is having ventricular tachycardia
after the third countershock in unmonitored cardiac arrest.
a. ____________________________________________.
b. ____________________________________________.
12.
The "Quick-look" paddles indicate that the patient is suffering from ventricular
tachycardia. You will follow these steps:
a. Administer______________________________. (Name the drug.)
b. Perform __________________________________ cardioversion.
c. Repeat cardioversion if ________________________ is ineffective.
d. Continue as for unmonitored ventricular fibrillation, but __________________
rather than defibrillate.
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