Portable ventilator settings for a patient with normal lung mechanics should target the following:
a. PaO2 > 100 mmHg
b. Peak inspiratory pressure < 35 cm H20
c. FiO2 100%
d. PaCO2 ? 35 mmHg
b. Peak inspiratory pressure < 35 cm H20
Which of the following are TRUE?
a. Surgical cricothyrotomy is within the minimum scope of practice for paramedics
b. Needle cricothyrotomy provides adequate gas exchange
c. Cricothyrotomy is a high criticality low frequency skill
d. All of the above
c. Cricothyrotomy is a high criticality low frequency skill
In a patient with tracheostomy site bleeding:
a. Massive bleeding should be first managed by cuff hyperinflation
b. 10% of patients with tracheoinnominate artery fistula present with sentinel hemoptysis
c. Peak incidence is within the first 3 days postop
a. Massive bleeding should be first managed by cuff hyperinflation