Special Circumstances in Arrest Quiz

At what gestation age is manual uterine displacement to the left required?

Alongside manual uterine displacement, a left lateral tilt can also assist with maternal arrest blood flow. What aimed angle should you try to achieve?

Why is it important to implement manual uterine displacement during maternal resuscitation?

With maternal resuscitation, what maximum time should you spend on scene resuscitating before looking to transport to hospital?

Which of the following reversible causes are most common within maternal arrest?

Within maternal arrest, where possible, you should look at securing the airway early due to increased risk of vomiting and aspiration, True or False?

Within a drowning incident, at what time interval would the operation move from a rescue to a recovery for an adult patient in normal temperature water within the UK?

Within a drowning incident, at what time interval would the operation move from a rescue to a recovery for a child or small patient, or where there is icy cold water temperature within the UK?

When dealing with a drowning cardiac arrest patient, within the normal BLS/ALS management, what additional action must you do at the start?

The management of a drowning cardiac arrest will differ depending on whether the drowning occurred within a salt water or fresh water environment, True or False?

Early consideration should be made to securing an airway or endotracheal intubation where skill set allows within a drowning cardiac arrest, True or False?

Considering drowning cardiac arrest and hypothermia, below what temperature is defibrillation limited to a maximum of 3 shocks until core body temperature increases?

Within the UK, what medication is given in large quantities in the management of opioid overdose cardiac arrest?

What is the current maximum amount of Naloxone given within the opioid overdose setting within the UK?

Where confirmed toxin overdose is the cause of arrest and the patient has not responded to initial BLS/ALS efforts, the patient should be transported to hospital with efforts ongoing, True or False?

Within a bariatric cardiac arrest, IV access may be difficult to gain. What alternative can you move to earlier in order to gain access?

What mnemonic is used within the traumatic cardiac arrest protocol?

Within traumatic cardiac arrest, emphasis should be placed on early chest compressions, True or False?

If there is a penetrating injury element involved in the traumatic cardiac arrest, emphasis should be on conducting traumatic arrest protocols whilst?

Traumatic tamponade treatment is a skill set which is readily available within the pre-hospital setting, True or False?