You and your team are treating an unresponsive trauma patient. Which of the following questions would be the MOST relevant to ask your team when evaluating for the presence of a tension pneumothorax?
A) What is the patient's systolic blood pressure?
B) Are the patient's heart tones becoming muffled?
C) Is the patient becoming difficult to ventilate?
D) Does the patient's pulse weaken during inhalation?
Ans: C) Is the patient becoming difficult to ventilate?
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A) Supine with lateral rotation of the left lower extremity B) Lateral recumbent with dorsal rotation of the left leg C) Supine with medial rotation of the left lower extremity D) Supine with left rotation of the right leg
A(n) ________ can occur when vapors, dust, or gases are premixed with an appropriate amount of air.
A) explosive combination B) explosion combustion C) flammable combustion D) combination combustion
When an ignitable liquid is poured or spilled, only its ________ are combustible.
A) oxygenates B) vapors C) residues D) all of the above
Sydenham was the founder of epidemiology
Indicate whether the statement is true or false