Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2025
A 5-year-old girl has been hospitalized with an electrical injury. Objectively, the child's condition is extremely severe, she is unconscious and incapable of unassisted breathing. During cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ECG shows waves of varying shape and amplitude with the rate of 320/min. There is no pulse on the peripheral vessels and central arteries. What first aid must be provided in this case?
Answer options
- Tracheal intubation
- Transfusion of crystalloids 10 mg/kg intravenously
- Electric defibrillation
- Administration of a lidocaine solution 20 mg intramuscularly
- Open cardiac massage
Correct answer
Electric defibrillation
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