While Ambulating, a Patient Gasps and Drops to the Floor

question 15

Multiple Choice

While ambulating, a patient gasps and drops to the floor unconscious with no pulse or respiration.When is the nurse aware that brain cells begin to die?

• A) 1 minute
• B) 2 minutes
• C) 3 minutes
• D) 4 minutes

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Definitions:

Stimulant

A drug that increases activity of the nervous system.

Depressant

A drug that lowers the rate of activity of the nervous system.

Stage 1 Sleep

The initial phase of sleep that is light and easily disrupted, serving as a transition from wakefulness to deeper sleep stages.