Question 56 · LEK · Cardiac arrest in obese patients
Indicate the true statement concerning the resuscitation of obese patients:
- A. chest compressions are easier than in patients with normal body weight thus one rescuer can perform compressions for more than 2 minutes, and then rescuers should change.
- B. chest compressions are more difficult than in patients with normal body weight thus one rescuer can perform compressions for less than 2 minutes, and then rescuers should change.
- C. body weight does not influence the difficulty in performing resuscitation.
- D. in the case of extreme obesity the resuscitation may not be undertaken.
- E. ERC 2015 guidelines do not refer to this issue.
Hint
Consider how quickly a rescuer tires when compressing a heavy chest to the required depth.
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