As you enter a room for an unknown medical emergency, you find an unresponsive male with snoring respirations lying supine in bed. Which one of the following actions should you take immediately?
A) Take in-line manual spinal stabilization.
B) Perform a head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver.
C) Start positive pressure ventilation.
D) Suction the airway of fluids.
B
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
When the maximum safety pressure setting on an adult ventilator is reached, which of the fol-lowing occurs?
a. Inspiration is triggered. b. Flow begins to decrease. c. Inspiration ends prematurely. d. Pressure is held until the target volume is delivered.
The ____ task force contains local emergency services personnel who are equipped and trained to rescue patients of structural collapse as well as assist with other search and rescue missions.
A. Disaster Medical Assistance B. Urban Search and Rescue C. Incident Management Assist D. National Pharmacy Response
What is the term for two or more leads that look at the same part of the heart or numerically consecutive chest leads?
A. Artifact continuing leads B. Automatic continuing leads C. Anatomically contiguous leads D. Anatomical contraction leads