You arrive to find a 48 year old male complaining that his chest feels heavy. The patient
is awake and talking to you. During your assessment, you note that his skin is pale,
cool, and clammy. Your first step is to:
A
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You arrive to find a 48 year old male complaining that his chest feels heavy. The patient
is awake and talking to you. During your assessment, you note that his skin is pale,
cool, and clammy. Your first step is to:
A. apply your AED
B. administer supplemental oxygen
C. obtain a past medical history
D. assist the patient in taking his neighbor's nitroglycerin
Which of the following is the correct flow of blood through the heart and lungs?
A. inferior/superior vena cavae, lungs, right atrium, right ventricle, left venntricle, aorta
B. inferior/superior vena cavae, left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium, left
ventricle, aorta
C. inferior/superior vena cavae, lings, aorta, left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium, left
ventricle
D. inferior/superior vena cavae, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left ventricle, aorta
The mitral or bicuspid valve,
A. prevents blood from back flowing into the left atrium
B. prevents blood from back flowing into the right atrium
C. prevents the blood from back flowing into the lungs
D. is located between the left atrium and the right ventricle
Which of the following is NOT true of the treatment of an impaled object?
A. remove if blocking the airway
B. stabilize in place
C. remove to accommodate transport of the patient
D. control the bleeding
The electrical impulse generated in the right atrium is called the:
A. atrioventricular node
B. purkinje fibers
C. sinoatriual node
D. bundle of his
You are treating a patient that has been involved in a motor vehicle accident. You can
lift a flap of skin on the patient's head. This type of injury would e referred to as a(n):
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