Respiratory Failure BLS PCS Standard

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What ETCO2 values should the paramedic attempt to maintain in a patient experiencing respiratory failure?

35-45mmHg

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What levels of ETCO2 should a paramedic attempt to maintain in patients with COPD/asthma and whom present within an initial ETCO2 of greater than 50mmHg?

50-60mmHg

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True or false: ventilation that is just sufficient to observe chest rise is adequate

true

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True or false: when relying on pulse oximetry, health care professionals should be aware of the increased risk of inaccuracy that may conceal hypoxemia in patients with darker skin pigmentation

true

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True or false: hypo/hyperoxemia in adults with ROSC after cardiac arrest is impossible to avoid

false

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True or false: comatose patients with mild hypothermia after ROSC should not be actively warmed as an attempt to achieve normothermia

true

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True or false: prehospital cooling with rapid infusion of large volumes of cold intravenous fluid immediately after ROSC is suggested

false