Which of the following cannot be measured or evaluated in a comatose patient?
A. pupillary response
B. tidal volume
C. symptoms
D. objective information
Answer: C. If the patient is comatose, they cannot cooperate with procedures or follow commands. To answer this question one must pick the option that does not require compliance with verbal commands. Symptoms, coming from the root word sympathy, require the patient to tell you something. From the list only a tidal volume can be measured without help from the patient. But, the question is asking which of the following CANNOT be measured in a comatose patient. Therefore symptoms, vital capacity, maximum inspiratory pressure are all appropriate answers.
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Which one of the following statements made by an EMT shows a proper understanding of what is required when restraining a patient?
A) "To decrease the potential legal problems, it is best to have the patient agree to being restrained and have family members, if present, act as witnesses." B) "One person should be assigned the task of explaining everything to the patient before, during, and after he has been restrained." C) "Always come at the patient with more force than you think is needed so the job of restraining can be done quickly and effectively." D) "Securing the patient's arms and legs to the stretcher with handcuffs is a very effective form of restraint, but should only be used if police are present."
The person who introduces the communication process is called the:
a. receiver. b. sender. c. delayer. d. obstructer.
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