When managing an electrical burn, the EMT should:
A) check for a source and ground burn injury.
B) always attempt to remove the patient from the electrical source.
C) quickly check the pulse, even if the patient is still in contact with the electrical source.
D) never attempt CPR unless it is within 4 minutes of contact.
A
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A. helping a resident with a bath B. taking time to talk with a resident C. helping a resident walk down the hall D. feeding a resident E. caring for a catheter F. measuring urine G. giving an enema to a resident H. weighing a resident I. measuring a resident’s temperature J. caring for equipment K. supplying drinking water L. placing and removing meal trays M. making a bed N. preparing a written report
A patient presented with fever, mild anemia, and thrombocytopenia. The peripheral blood smear showed the presence of intracellular organisms that were present as singles, doubles, and tetrads. What is the most likely identification of the organism?
a. Plasmodium falciparum b. Babesia microti c. Bartonella bacilliformis d. Trypanosoma cruzi
A 1:100 (W/V) solution of epinephrine would be expressed as:
A. 1 g of epinephrine/100 mL of solution. B. 1 g of epinephrine/100 mL of water. C. 1 mL of epinephrine/100 mL of water. D. 1 mL of epinephrine/100 g of water.
A breathing pattern characterized by progressive increasing, then subsiding, rate and volume of respirations, interrupted by periods of apnea is known as:
A) Kussmaul's respirations. B) apneustic respirations. C) Cheyne-Stokes. D) Biot's.