Anesthesiology Residency Mock Interview

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While under anesthesia, your patient goes into cardiac arrest. What would you do?

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Krista Wenz

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.

In 2021, the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry reported that the incidence of cardiac arrest associated with anesthesia is approximately 5.6 per 10,000 cases. The interviewers want to assess your critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, leadership, and communication skills in an emergency. Describe what steps you would take if you had a patient go into cardiac arrest while under anesthesia.

Krista Wenz

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.

"I would quickly check my patient for a pulse, then begin chest compressions if no pulse was found. I would have a colleague begin ventilation and assign another to take over chest compressions while calling a Code Blue. I would see if the patient had a shockable rhythm and defibrillate them if they were. I would follow Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) guidelines for drug administration depending on the patient's rhythm."

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