A patient has been splashed in the face with battery acid. He is complaining of being unable to see anything and severe burning to his face. You observe him holding both eyes tightly shut with significant burns on his cheeks and eyelids. In this situation, the EMT would assess the eyes:
A) prior to assessing the airway.
B) after assessing the patient's radial pulse.
C) after determining the patient's level of consciousness.
D) following manual in-line spinal immobilization.
B
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What will be an ideal response?
The office manager should
A) take every sexual harassment complaint seriously. B) document sexual harassment complaints in an incident report. C) investigate all complaints of sexual harassment. D) all of the above.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A patient who has had multiple blood draws from the same vein may notice some inflammation in the area. This is referred to as:
A. veinitis. B. phlebitis. C. phlebosis. D. damaged veins.