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solutions
1. In addition to recording the ECG and preparing the report, an ECG technician must be
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able to: ||\\//||
A. Determine if the tracing is accurate and recognize if interference causes abnormalities
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during the recording process. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B. Evaluate tracing, recognize abnormal heart rhythms, and report abnormalities to the
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appropriate health care professionals. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
C. Maintain patient records and evaluate tracings.
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D. Perform ultrasounds on blood vessels and assist with angioplasty. - correct answer✔✔A.
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Determine if the tracing is accurate and recognize if interference causes abnormalities ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
during the recording process. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
2. Monitor technicians record an ECG tracing and place it into the patient record, but they
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must perform which of the following? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A. Assist the physician with angioplasty.
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B. Perform an ultrasound of blood vessels.
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C. Prepare an ECG report.
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D. Evaluate the tracing and recognize abnormal rhythms. - correct answer✔✔D. Evaluate
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the tracing and recognize abnormal rhythms.
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3. Which of the following employees assists the physician with invasive cardiovascular
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diagnostic tests such as angioplasty, heart surgery, or implantation of artificial pacemakers?
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,A. ECG technician ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B. Cardiovascular technologist
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C. Medical assistant
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D. Monitor technician - correct answer✔✔B. Cardiovascular technologist
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4. Which of the following is considered an unethical act but is not necessarily illegal?
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A. Reporting blood pressure results of a stress test incorrectly, resulting in a heart attach to
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the patient. ||\\//||
B. Taking a break when you are required to be viewing multiple patient's heart rhythms.
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C. Deciding to keep a $10 bill you find on the patient's bedside table.
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D. Keeping the door open to the patient's room when you expose his or her body to perform
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an ECG. - correct answer✔✔D. Keeping the door open to the patient's room when you
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expose his or her body to perform an ECG. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
5. Which of these is the responsibility of an ECG technician?
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A. Evaluating electrical tracings on a monitor.
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B. Recording the ECG and preparing the report for the physician.
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C. Assisting with invasive procedures.
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D. Evaluating the rhythm. - correct answer✔✔B. Recording the ECG and preparing the
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report for the physician. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
6. Which of the following BEST describes the universal and standards precautions?
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A. Universal precautions are practiced on patients in isolation and standard precautions are
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practiced on all patients. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
,B. Universal precautions are practiced on all patients with or without an identified infection
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and stand precautions are only practiced on isolated patients.
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C. Universal precautions and standard precautions are the same.
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D. Standard precautions combine universal precautions and body substance isolation. -
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correct answer✔✔D. Standard precautions combine universal precautions and body
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substance isolation. ||\\//||
7. What type of ECG procedure is being performed? - Patient is laying down with leads
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placed on him while the technician records. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A. Telemetry monitoring
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B. Treadmill ECG stress test
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C. Transtelephonic ECG monitoring
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D. 12-lead ECG - correct answer✔✔D. 12-lead ECG
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8. A photo features the first ECG machine, which weighed about 600 lbs and took 6 people
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to operate. Which scientist won the Nobel prize for this invention?
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A. Augusta D. Waller ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B. Wilhelm Einthoven
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C. Sir Thomas Lewis
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D. James B. Herrick - correct answer✔✔B. Wilhelm Einthoven
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9. Which of the following ECG procedures is almost ALWAYS performed in a hospital or in-
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patient facility? ||\\//||
A. Continuous Monitoring
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, B. Ambulatory monitoring
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C. Treadmill stress test
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D. Transtelephonic monitoring - correct answer✔✔A. Continuous Monitoring
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10. Which of the following is preformed as a routine procedure or during an emergency in
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the hospital setting? ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A. Treadmill stress test
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B. 12-lead ECG
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C. Ambulatory monitoring
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D. Telemetry monitoring - correct answer✔✔B. 12-lead ECG
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11. Based on the American Heart Association's recommendations for reduction or
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prevention of heart disease and stroke, which patient has done the most to reduce his risk? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A. Paul Thomas stopped smoking 15 years ago and has maintained a healthy weight by
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exercising at least 30 minutes every day and eating a well-balanced diet. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B. James Jones has never smoked, he has a sedentary job that has him in the office 6 days a
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week. Because his work schedule, he gets almost no exercise and east fast food frequently.
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C. Carlton Castle stopped smoking last week, but has not increased his physical activity
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because he becomes short of breath easily. He lives alone and tends to snack rather than eat
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regular meals.
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D. Jack Zeus walks every day and east a fairly well-balanced diet. He has reduced his
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smoking from one pack per day to a half-pack of low tar cigarettes per day. - correct||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
answer✔✔A. Paul Thomas stopped smoking 15 years ago and has maintained a healthy ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
weight by exercising at least 30 minutes every day and eating a well-balanced diet.
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12. Which of the following enables lay rescuers to help a person in sudden cardiac arrest?
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solutions
1. In addition to recording the ECG and preparing the report, an ECG technician must be
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able to: ||\\//||
A. Determine if the tracing is accurate and recognize if interference causes abnormalities
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during the recording process. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B. Evaluate tracing, recognize abnormal heart rhythms, and report abnormalities to the
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appropriate health care professionals. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
C. Maintain patient records and evaluate tracings.
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D. Perform ultrasounds on blood vessels and assist with angioplasty. - correct answer✔✔A.
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Determine if the tracing is accurate and recognize if interference causes abnormalities ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
during the recording process. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
2. Monitor technicians record an ECG tracing and place it into the patient record, but they
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must perform which of the following? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A. Assist the physician with angioplasty.
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B. Perform an ultrasound of blood vessels.
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C. Prepare an ECG report.
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D. Evaluate the tracing and recognize abnormal rhythms. - correct answer✔✔D. Evaluate
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the tracing and recognize abnormal rhythms.
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3. Which of the following employees assists the physician with invasive cardiovascular
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diagnostic tests such as angioplasty, heart surgery, or implantation of artificial pacemakers?
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,A. ECG technician ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B. Cardiovascular technologist
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C. Medical assistant
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D. Monitor technician - correct answer✔✔B. Cardiovascular technologist
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4. Which of the following is considered an unethical act but is not necessarily illegal?
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A. Reporting blood pressure results of a stress test incorrectly, resulting in a heart attach to
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the patient. ||\\//||
B. Taking a break when you are required to be viewing multiple patient's heart rhythms.
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C. Deciding to keep a $10 bill you find on the patient's bedside table.
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D. Keeping the door open to the patient's room when you expose his or her body to perform
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an ECG. - correct answer✔✔D. Keeping the door open to the patient's room when you
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expose his or her body to perform an ECG. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
5. Which of these is the responsibility of an ECG technician?
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A. Evaluating electrical tracings on a monitor.
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B. Recording the ECG and preparing the report for the physician.
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C. Assisting with invasive procedures.
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D. Evaluating the rhythm. - correct answer✔✔B. Recording the ECG and preparing the
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report for the physician. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
6. Which of the following BEST describes the universal and standards precautions?
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A. Universal precautions are practiced on patients in isolation and standard precautions are
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practiced on all patients. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
,B. Universal precautions are practiced on all patients with or without an identified infection
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and stand precautions are only practiced on isolated patients.
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C. Universal precautions and standard precautions are the same.
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D. Standard precautions combine universal precautions and body substance isolation. -
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correct answer✔✔D. Standard precautions combine universal precautions and body
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substance isolation. ||\\//||
7. What type of ECG procedure is being performed? - Patient is laying down with leads
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placed on him while the technician records. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A. Telemetry monitoring
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B. Treadmill ECG stress test
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C. Transtelephonic ECG monitoring
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D. 12-lead ECG - correct answer✔✔D. 12-lead ECG
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8. A photo features the first ECG machine, which weighed about 600 lbs and took 6 people
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to operate. Which scientist won the Nobel prize for this invention?
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A. Augusta D. Waller ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B. Wilhelm Einthoven
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C. Sir Thomas Lewis
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D. James B. Herrick - correct answer✔✔B. Wilhelm Einthoven
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9. Which of the following ECG procedures is almost ALWAYS performed in a hospital or in-
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patient facility? ||\\//||
A. Continuous Monitoring
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, B. Ambulatory monitoring
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C. Treadmill stress test
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D. Transtelephonic monitoring - correct answer✔✔A. Continuous Monitoring
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10. Which of the following is preformed as a routine procedure or during an emergency in
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the hospital setting? ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A. Treadmill stress test
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B. 12-lead ECG
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C. Ambulatory monitoring
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D. Telemetry monitoring - correct answer✔✔B. 12-lead ECG
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11. Based on the American Heart Association's recommendations for reduction or
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prevention of heart disease and stroke, which patient has done the most to reduce his risk? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A. Paul Thomas stopped smoking 15 years ago and has maintained a healthy weight by
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exercising at least 30 minutes every day and eating a well-balanced diet. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B. James Jones has never smoked, he has a sedentary job that has him in the office 6 days a
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week. Because his work schedule, he gets almost no exercise and east fast food frequently.
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C. Carlton Castle stopped smoking last week, but has not increased his physical activity
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because he becomes short of breath easily. He lives alone and tends to snack rather than eat
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regular meals.
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D. Jack Zeus walks every day and east a fairly well-balanced diet. He has reduced his
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smoking from one pack per day to a half-pack of low tar cigarettes per day. - correct||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
answer✔✔A. Paul Thomas stopped smoking 15 years ago and has maintained a healthy ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
weight by exercising at least 30 minutes every day and eating a well-balanced diet.
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12. Which of the following enables lay rescuers to help a person in sudden cardiac arrest?
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