Chapter 14 Emt Midterm Exam

A 40-year-old man is in cardiac arrest. Your partner is performing CPR. You are attaching the AED when the patient's wife tells you that he has an automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator (AICD). The AED advises that a shock is indicated. What should you do? A. Continue CPR and transport the patient to the closest appropriate hospital. B. Deliver the shock followed by immediate resumption of CPR. C. Avoid defibrillation as this will damage the patient's AICD. D. Contact medical control and request permission to defibrillate.

B. Deliver the shock followed by immediate resumption of CPR.

Which of the following blood vessels transports oxygenated blood? A. superior vena cava B. pulmonary veins C. inferior vena cava D. pulmonary arteries

B. pulmonary veins.

During your treatment of a woman in cardiac arrest, you apply the AED, analyze her cardiac rhythm, and receive a "no shock advised" message. This indicates that: A. she has a pulse and does not need CPR. B. she is not in ventricular fibrillation. C. the AED has detected asystole. D. the AED detected patient motion.

B. she is not in ventricular fibrillation.

Ischemic heart disease is MOST accurately defined as: A. death of a portion of the heart muscle due to a decrease in oxygen. B. decreased blood flow to the heart muscle due to coronary dilation. C. decreased blood flow to one or more portions of the myocardium. D. absent myocardial blood flow due to a blocked coronary artery.

C. decreased blood flow to one or more portions of the myocardium.