Question 2 (part 2) · LEK · Resuscitation in special circumstances and reversible causes of cardiac arrest
Indicate the false statement regarding post-traumatic cardiac arrest (SCA):
- A. pneumothorax or cardiac tamponade may be the cause of post-traumatic circulatory arrest.
- B. thoracic or abdominal haemorrhage may be the cause of post-traumatic cardiac arrest (SCA).
- C. if SCA induced by post-traumatic haemorrhage within the thorax is suspected, instead of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), immediate thoracotomy is recommended.
- D. in the case of SCA due to an injury to the neck area, to open the airways, Esmarch's maneuver should be performer, in the first instance.
- E. in the case of post-traumatic SCA, closed-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation is usually ineffective.
Hint
Consider which airway manoeuvre includes head extension and why that matters when the neck itself has been injured.
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