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Regarding Post Resuscitation Care of the Cardiac Arrest Patient, Which

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Regarding post resuscitation care of the cardiac arrest patient, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?


A) Systolic blood pressure should be maintained at ?3? 100 mmHg by the judicious use of intravenous fluids and vasopressors
B) A 12-lead ECG should be recorded and in the presence of ECG changes consistent with STEMI the patient should receive appropriate reperfusion therapy, preferably pPCI if it can be achieved within 90 minutes
C) The patient should be hyper-ventilated to improve cerebral oxygen delivery and reduce the risk of raised intracranial pressure from hypoxic-ischaemic injury sustained during the intra-arrest period
D) Blood glucose levels should be checked and either hypo or hyperglycaemia treated to maintain normal blood glucose levels

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