After 20 Minutes of Performing CPR on a 65-Year-Old Female

question 40

Multiple Choice

After 20 minutes of performing CPR on a 65-year-old female with end stage multiple sclerosis, your medical director orders you to stop resuscitation and inform the family that the patient has died. Family is upset and crying. You notice the patient's daughter holding her hand. Your immediate response would be:

• A) "It's okay to hold her hand, but you should really use gloves like we do."
• B) "It's important not to touch her since she may be infectious from her disease."
• C) "I know that you are upset, but it is best not to touch her since she just passed."
• D) "It's okay to hold her hand; you can touch her face and hair as well."

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Definitions:

Sedatives

Sleep-inducing drugs that tend to decrease central nervous system and behavioral activity.

Stimulants

Drugs that tend to increase central nervous system and behavioral activity.

Hallucinogens

A diverse group of drugs that have powerful effects on mental and emotional functioning, marked most prominently by distortions in sensory and perceptual experience.

Amphetamines

A class of stimulant drugs that increase energy and concentration, often used to treat ADHD but also abused for their euphoric effects.