Snoring respirations are most rapidly managed by
A. suctioning the oropharynx
B. initiating assisted ventilations
C. correctly positioning the head
D. inserting an oropharnygeal airway
correctly positioning the he
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Snoring respirations are most rapidly managed by
A. suctioning the oropharynx
B. initiating assisted ventilations
C. correctly positioning the head
D. inserting an oropharnygeal airway
correctly positioning the head
Which of the following patients would be most in need of a rapid trauma assessment?
A. an awake and alert 19-year-old man with a small caliber gunshot wound to the abdomen
B. A conscious 25-year-old woman who fell 12' from a roof and landed on her side
C. A 43-year-old woman with a unilaterally swollen, painful deformity of the femur
D. a 60-year old man who fell from a standing position and has an abrasion on his check
an awake and alert 19-year-old man with a small caliber gunshot wound to the abdomen
Which of the following bones is affected with a swollen, painful deformity to the lateral bone of the left forearm?
A. Ulna
B. Radius
C. Clavicle
D. Humerus
Radius
During your assessment of a 34-year old man with a gunshot wound to the chest, you note that his skin is pale. This finding is most likely caused by
A. a critically low blood pressure
B. increased blood flow to the skin
C. decreased blood flow to the skin
D. peripheral dilation of the vasculature
decreased blood flow to the skin
An 80-year old woman has pain in the right upper quadrant of her abdomen and a yellowish tinge to her skin. You should suspect dysfunction of the
A. liver
B. spleen
C. pancreas
D. gallbladder
liver
Which of the following situations is an example of abandonment?
A. An EMT--Paramedic givers a verbal report to any emergency nurse.
B. An EMT--Intermediate assumes patient care from an EMT-Basic
C. An EMT--Basic transfers care of a patient to patient to an EMT-Paramedic
D. A first responder assumes patient care from an EMT-Intermediate
A first responder assumes patient care from an EMT-Intermediate
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