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folubunmi

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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



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A




folubunmi

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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