At first,
Check the person for injuries :
If injured bleeding , treat the person first , usually more seriously injured or cannot breathe
Look for signs of breathing
Call for help
Check for obstruction in the persons mouth and throat , clear the airway
If there is no pulse , start life saving technique cpr by keeping the client in supine neck straight position as it is a life saving technique .
If you came across an accident and the patient was unresponsive with no pulse, would you...
If you came across an accident and the patient was unresponsive with no pulse, would you feel comfortable administering CPR? Research the Good Samaritan Law for a state of your choice and discuss your findings.
1. You are providing CPR to an unresponsive patient without a pulse and someone brings the AED. What should you do? a. Complete the cycle of CPR b. Immediately place the AED pads c. Check breathing d. Recheck the pulse 2. Which of the following is incorrect concerning use of an AED? a. If the patient is in water, pull them out. b. If the patient is in snow, or a small puddle, you must move them. c. If the...
1. You are checking the pulse and breathing of a victim, you notice that the patient is gasping for air and you do not feel a pulse. What is your best next action? a. Start CPR b. Monitor the victim until help arrives c. Provide rescue breathing by delivering 1 breath every 5 to 6 seconds d. Find someone to help by retrieving the nearest AED 2. Which of the following terms refers to the presence of blood or other...
the electronic pulse oximeter is in use and, although you would rather not do it, you take patient's pulse manually. while counting the pulse you notice it seems irregular and every so often it seems to feel stronger. you look at the patient who appears pale and has a slight grimace on his face. what should you do
A male patient was admitted to the hospital their lab results came back which made you feel uneasy. The results indicated that the patient had the flowing high levels of antibodies: Maternal IgG, Maternal IgM and Maternal IgA. You asked for the labs to be redone and the new results showed the following: high levels of Maternal IgG and Maternal IgA and high levels of IgM. 1.Why you did you reject the first set of results, explain your answer. 2.What...
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When a patient from a motor vehicle accident arrives via ambulance. Your general impression of the middle aged male patient is good. He knows who he is, where he is, he knows the date and what occured during the accident. He is alert and oriented. He denies loss of consciousness and denies any back or neck pain. His complaint is a four inch long laceration on the left proximal antebrachium and a four inch wide scrape near the right deltoid...
After teaching confidence interval in your Statistics class, you came across a recent poll that reports that a 95% confidence interval for the mean ideal weight for adult American women is 139 ± 1.4 pounds. When you asked your students to explain the meaning of this confidence interval, two students said the following: Student #1: “95% of all adult American women would say that their ideal weight is between 137.6 and 140.4 pounds.” Student #2: “We can be 95% confident...
A 26-year-old male with a history of opiod abuse arrives unconscious, and unresponsive, in the emergency department via EMS. He is suspected of taking an overdose of an unknown substance. The patient was found in a collapsed state in his apartment by a friend. His friend believes that the patient may consumed pain medications in addition to an unknown quantity of of alcohol. His vital signs include tachycardia (HR=140), irregular pulse, bradypnea (f=8), and decreased blood pressure (90/60 mmHg). Breath...
1. Discuss the pros and cons of allowing a patient to use herbal products for self-treatment of such problems as premenstrual syndrome (black cohosh), especially if the woman is also using estrogen or progestin hormone replacement therapy. What if the person also has hypertension? 2. What recommendations should a nurse make to an immunocompromised patient who asks you about taking echinacea as an anti-inflammatory “for my arthritis.” 3. Research the law in your state. What does it say about the...