You respond to a call of an explosion at a local chemical company. Upon arrival, the company's hazmat team is decontaminating patients so you can easily treat them. The team extricates a 35-year-old man who is experiencing slight respiratory distress. The care that you should provide FIRST for this patient is:
A) high-flow oxygen.
B) insertion of a supraglottic airway.
C) transport to the local trauma center.
D) an immediate head-to-toe trauma assessment.
A
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Your 15-year-old male patient was kicked in the scrotum while playing with some friends. He is complaining of excruciating pain in his testicles. Which of the following guidelines applies to the examination of this patient?
A) Perform no examination of the genitals. B) Make sure his mother is present during the exam. C) Make sure a paramedic of the same sex performs the exam. D) Make sure a paramedic of the opposite sex performs the exam.
Chemical wastes include:
a. cleaning solvents, germicides, and pharmaceuticals b. germicides, bloodborne pathogens, and viruses c. pharmaceuticals, infections, and radioactive agents d. only bloodborne pathogens
The information contained in the field impression has to do with:
A) how the patient will be transported. B) knowledge of all the information collected at the time of assessment. C) the patient history. D) the assistance you are provided at the scene.
No correlation exists between stroke location, by blood vessel, and stroke symptoms.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)