A Person Is in Cardiac Arrest

question 75

Multiple Choice

A person is in cardiac arrest.You cannot open the person's mouth.Which of the following is indicated?

• A) Mouth-to-barrier device breathing
• B) Mouth-to-nose breathing
• C) Mouth-to-stoma breathing
• D) Abdominal thrusts

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Definitions:

Tricuspid Valves

One of the four heart valves, located between the right atrium and right ventricle, which prevents backflow of blood.

Mitral Valves

Heart valves located between the left atrium and left ventricle that allow blood to flow in one direction: from the atrium into the ventricle.

Ventricular Filling

The phase of the cardiac cycle during which the ventricles of the heart fill with blood from the atria.

Hypertension

A medical condition characterized by persistently high blood pressure.