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External Jugular Access

Quiz (for 0.5 hour CE credit)

  1. Which of these situations is NOT an indication for accessing an External Jugular Vein?
    1. EMT-I with a 56 yo in cardiac arrest.
    2. EMT-P with a 40 yo patient who is trapped and unable to access extremities.
    3. EMT-I with a 4 yo in cardiac arrest due to drowning.
    4. EMT-P with a 10 yo stuck by car and unsuccessful attempts at peripheral access
  1. The patient should be placed in which position
    1. Full fowlers
    2. Trendelenburg
    3. Right lateral recumbent
    4. Supine, slightly head down
  1. Needed equipment includes all of the following except:
    1. A tourniquet to place around neck.
    2. 14 ga IV catheter
    3. Betadine preps
    4. Tape and/or Tegaderm
  1. Why should the paramedic tourniquet the vein near the clavicle?
    1. To prevent air embolism
    2. To help distend the vein for identification
    3. To help distend the vein for puncture
    4. All of the above