Once an EMR has provided initial emergency care for a critically injured patient, which one of the following factors will give the patient the best chance of survival?
A) Air medical transportation
B) Prompt transport to a trauma center
C) Having a physician on scene
D) Finding all injuries before incoming EMS units arrive
B
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a. High-dose steroid treatment b. Supportive care of the airway, breathing, and circulation c. Mannitol d. Furosemide
Which of the following statements regarding fire in buildings being demolished is MOST accurate?
A) Major fires in buildings being demolished usually involve a fuel oil tank with residual oil. B) Firefighters should never enter a burning building being demolished. C) The best fire fighting tactics for a building being demolished are to let it burn to the ground while applying water to neighboring structures. D) Fire in a building being demolished accelerates structural collapse.
A patient has a splitting headache shortly before getting her blood tested. She takes a couple of aspirin and is scheduled for platelet aggregation studies. What effect will this have on the platelet aggregation studies?
a. Platelets will show diminished activity with selected agonists. b. Platelets will show normal activity with all agonists. c. Platelets will show increased activity with selected agonists. d. Platelets will show variable activity with all agonists.
In a large metropolitan health care facility, which type of record identification system would you expect to be used?
A. alphabetical B. numeric C. soundex D. not enough information to make a determination