Question 83 · LEK · Reversible causes of cardiac arrest
Which of the potentially reversible causes of cardiac arrest are the most probable in a victim hit by a car?
1) hypoxia;
2) hypothermia;
3) hypovolemia;
4) electrolyte and metabolic disturbances;
5) tension pneumothorax;
6) tamponade;
7) thromboembolism;
8) intoxication.
The correct answer is:
2) hypothermia;
3) hypovolemia;
4) electrolyte and metabolic disturbances;
5) tension pneumothorax;
6) tamponade;
7) thromboembolism;
8) intoxication.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,8.
- B. 2,3.
- C. 2,6.
- D. 3,5.
- E. 4,7.
Hint
Think about the mechanisms by which blunt trauma from a car can rapidly lead to cardiac arrest.
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