WEST COAST EMT 2024 WEEK 2 CHAPTERS 9-11, 13-15, 37-38 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | RATED A+

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What 3 things should you determine during your assessment in patient removal? - Answer>>>How urgently they must be removed How to position yourself to best protect them How you will best move the p... atient from vehicle to backboard and onto stretcher, once they are free. Guidelines for interacting with other drivers? - Answer>>>Make eye contact with drivers yielding right of way. Watch the direction of their tires. Do not rely on the PA system. Assume misunderstandings, dangers, and drive defensively. Guidelines for moving patients out of vehicles? - Answer>>>One EMT in charge, verbalizing steps. Move only on their command. Path of least manipulation. If patient needs immediate transport, only provide care necessary to package them and then perform the rest en route. How to assess neurovascular status? - Answer>>>Bilateral muscle strength and weakness. Sensory assessment Pain, sensations, position (?) Distal and proximal sensory/motor responses on both sides. How to reassess a patient? - Answer>>>Repeat primary assessment, take vitals again and look for trends. Check interventions and continue to treat changes in patient's conditions. Technical rescue situation - Answer>>>Requires special equipment and training to enter and navigate; Technical rescue groups often trained as medical responders. [Show More]

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