You have been on the scene of a 55-year-old cardiac arrest patient for 30 minutes. You have full ALS care initiated, with no response to therapy. You should:
A) consider termination of the arrest.
B) transport immediately.
C) keep working until you get a change.
D) consider defibrillating at 360 joules.
Question 2
A 56-year-old female is conscious and alert and complaining of diarrhea and nausea. The patient describes a two-day history of her symptoms and states that the pain is all over her abdomen. All four quadrants are tender to palpation. She also describes hematochezia. PMH includes CAD, and she recently began taking 325 mg of ASA once a day. Of the following, which is the most likely cause of her clinical condition?
A) Diverticulitis
B) Peptic ulcer
C) Acute pancreatitis
D) Acute gastroenteritis