Lithium heparin is the anticoagulant in the _______________-topped tubes
Fill in the blank with correct word.
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What is NOT one of the objectives of JumpSTART?
A) To optimize the primary triage of injured children in the MCI setting B) To reduce the emotional burden on triage personnel who may have to make rapid life-or-death decisions about the injured C) To allow responders to "think with their hearts" when treating the injured children D) To enhance the effectiveness of resource allocation of all MCI victims
A patient has been pulled from a house fire. Assessment reveals him to be lethargic with stridorous respirations, minimal chest wall motion, and a rapid but strong radial pulse. Firefighters are dousing his body with water to cool him and ensure he is extinguished. Which action would the EMT perform immediately once the fire on the patient is adequately extinguished with water?
A) Determine if critical areas of the body have been burned B) Administer oxygen through a nonrebreather face mask and obtain a full set of vital signs C) Begin removing the patient's clothes to determine the type of burn D) Provide positive pressure ventilation with a bag-valve mask
After you obtain a refusal at a residence in a neighborhood, a couple approaches the ambulance and inform you that they have concerns that a 6-year-old child who lives in a home two doors away may be physically abused. They state that they heard the child crying and what sounded like physical abuse occurring. In this situation, you would:
A) Contact the police and wait in the ambulance until they arrive B) Attempt entry into the home to determine whether the child is injured C) Inform the couple that they must contact a child welfare agency D) Knock on the door and confront the parents about the complaint
Changes in EMG patterns occur as a person becomes more skilled. These changes show that a person:
A. Decreases in movement efficiency and coordination B. Increases in movement efficiency but decreases in coordination C. Increases in movement efficiency and coordination D. Decreases in movement efficiency but increases in coordination