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james9437

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A 52-year-old male with a brain tumor has gone into respiratory arrest. You assign the task of artificially ventilating the patient with the bag-valve mask to a new Emergency Medical Responder. How will you instruct him to ventilate the patient?
 
  A) Deliver 1 breath every 5 to 6 seconds, with each ventilation lasting 1 second.
  B) Give the patient 20 breaths per minute, with each breath lasting 1.5 seconds.
  C) Administer 10 breaths per minute, with each ventilation lasting 2 seconds.
  D) Give the patient 24 breaths per minute, with special attention to allowing for adequate exhalation.

Question 2

Which of the following BEST describes the EMT's intended role in the ideal provision of emergency cardiac care?
 
  A) Early defibrillation B) Early CPR
  C) Early notification D) Early advanced cardiac life support



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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