Author Question: An elderly male who is short of breath is on home oxygen. He is wearing a nasal cannula connected to ... (Read 97 times)

lracut11 · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

An elderly male who is short of breath is on home oxygen. He is wearing a nasal cannula connected to an oxygen tank with the flow regulator set to 3 liters per minute. As a knowledgeable EMT, you should recognize that the patient is getting approximately what percentage of oxygen with each breath?

A) 20
B) 24
C) 32
D) 40

Question 2

After you apply the AED to a cardiac arrest patient, it delivered a shock. Immediately after the shock, the EMT should do which one of the following?

A) Check the patient for a pulse and reanalyze the rhythm if no pulse is present.
B) Provide 2 minutes of CPR, and then check the patient for a pulse.
C) Check the patient for a pulse and start CPR if no pulse can be located.
D) Provide five cycles of single-rescuer CPR with a ratio of 15 compressions to two ventilations.