A young intoxicated male patient cannot move his left arm and leg after diving into the shallow end of a pool and hitting the bottom head first. The EMT would recognize which of the following mechanisms as most likely responsible for this injury?

A) Compression
B) Rotation
C) Distraction
D) Penetration


A

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A) write the questions on paper. B) slow your speech and increase the pitch of your voice. C) ensure that his hearing aid is turned on. D) position yourself in front of the patient and speak loudly.

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What must a user add to a letter template that is about a patient?

A. A name and address. B. Just the name. C. A greeting. D. A Close.

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How many degrees rotation is necessary to image the zygapophyseal joints from a true lateral position?

30 degrees 20 degrees 45 degrees 70 degrees

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Signs and symptoms that are associated routinely with a disease process should not be assigned as additional codes.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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