Please note: Marks for the following questions are equally distributed.
a) List five relative contraindications to the use of a heat and moisture exchange filter.
b) List six precautions to consider when applying defibrillation pads.
c) List five complications that may arise from use of an intraosseous needle.
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b)
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This question is a concatenation of Question 15.1 and Question 15.2 from the first paper of 2012. Apart from this, no previous questions have asked about the contraindications for the use of a HME.
Contraindications to the use of a HME include:
With the defib pads, avoid the following:
With intraossesous needle devices, the following complications occur:
With sternal approach:
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