When the sterilizer door is opened, wrapped instruments must be removed immediately to begin cooling and drying on a cool surface
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: F
Once the sterilizer door is opened, the load of wrapped instruments is not touched and is left to dry for 15 to 60 minutes. Packages are then unloaded onto a surface containing mesh shelves padded with an absorbent material. Warm packages placed on a solid, cold surface may become damp from steam condensation and will become contaminated by strike-through.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Assessment of the cervical spine of a patient, complaining of lower back pain after falling down five stairs, reveals no displacement, tenderness, or instability. Accordingly, the EMT should:
A) release manual in-line spinal stabilization. B) apply a properly sized cervical collar. C) immobilize to a backboard without a cervical collar. D) inform the team that immobilization is not needed.
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a. atenolol b. prazosin c. furosemide d. clonidine
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).