Author Question: The high pressure alarm is sounding on a home ventilator. As your partner prepares the bag-valve ... (Read 30 times)

folubunmi · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

The high pressure alarm is sounding on a home ventilator. As your partner prepares the bag-valve mask, you quickly determine that no problem exists with the machine itself. As positive pressure ventilation is initiated, you note high resistance to the ventilations and have a difficult time adequately squeezing the bag. Your next action would be to:

A) reapply the ventilator and transport.
B) continue care and transport.
C) check the patient's breath sounds.
D) suction the tracheostomy tube.

Question 2

Precordial leads view the horizontal plane and are placed on the:

A) chest
B) abdomen
C) limbs
D) posterior back