Quiz 2

Trauma TOR may be considered under the following conditions:

i.    Patient is at least 16 years of age

ii.    No defibrillation delivered

iii.  Monitored rhythm is asystole

iv.    Monitored rhythm is PEA and the hospital is at least 30 minutes away

• i, ii and iv

• 
  ii, iii and iv

• none of the above

• 
  all of the above

Hypoglycemia is defined as a blood sugar less than _____ for any patient less than 2 years of age.

• 5.0 mmol/L

• 2.0 mmol/L

• 3.0 mmol/L

• 4.0 mmol/L

What are the key initial questions/assessments in approaching the newly born patient?

• Term gestation, open airway, breathing or crying?

• Open airway, breathing or crying, color and good tone?

• Term gestation, breathing or crying, and good tone?

• 
  Term gestation, breathing or crying and pre-natal care?

What is the optimal SpO₂ in the post arrest setting?

• ≥ 88%

• ≥ 94%

• < 90%

• ≥ 90%

A 5 year old child is in cardiac arrest. You connect the cardiac monitor and identify the rhythm as a shockable rhythm: ventricular fibrillation. If this rhythm remains unchanged for the duration of the call, what would be the first 3 energy settings used when applying manual defibrillation?

• 80J ; 80J ; 80J

• 40J ; 80J ; 80J

• 40J ; 40J ; 80J

• 40J ; 40J ; 160J

What is the appropriate Epinephrine (1 mg/ml) dose for a 10 year old asthma patient experiencing severe bronchoconstriction and requiring ventilatory assistance?

• 
  0.25 mg IM

• 0.3 mg IM

• 0.5 mg IM

• 1.0 mg IM

If a patient is less than 25 kg the correct Salbutamol dose is:

• 
  800 ug MDI q 5-15 minutes; maximum 3 doses

• 
  900 ug MDI q 5-15 minutes; maximum 3 doses

• 
  400 ug MDI q 5-15 minutes; maximum 3 doses

• 
  600 ug MDI q 5-15 minutes; maximum 3 doses

The CPR for a neonate with 2 rescuers is:

• 
  3:1 with at least 120 events/minute

• 30:2 with at least 100 events/minute

• 
  15:2 with at least 100 events/minute

• 3:1 with at least 100 events/minute

What is your interpretation of this ECG? 

• Anterolateral Myocardial Infarct

• 
  No Myocardial Infarct

• 
  Inferior Myocardial Infarct

• 
  Lateral Myocardial Infarct

What are the contraindications for the insertion of a Supraglottic Airway?

i.       Airway obstruction by foreign object

ii.      Known esophageal disease

iii.     Trauma to the oropharynx

iv.     Caustic ingestion 

• i, ii, iv

• 
  ii, iii, iv

• 
  i, ii, iii

• 
  All of the above