Your patient is a 16-year-old male who was burned when a propane stove exploded. He presents with partial and full thickness burns to his arms and torso. You should cover his burns with:
A. gauze soaked in burn gel.
B. dry, sterile dressings.
C. hemostatic dressings.
D. moist, sterile dressings.
Answer: B
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Fire departments may be requested to respond to a scene and begin care until EMS personnel arrive because fire department personnel:
A. can provide law-enforcement capabilities. B. may have down-time and need to log calls. C. often are better-qualified than EMS in many jurisdictions. D. often are able to respond faster than EMS in many jurisdictions.
When imaging patients with oxygen, how should the oxygen tubing be adjusted when imaging the chest?
have the patient hold the tubing out of the way attempt to move the tubing out of the way during the x-ray without removal remove temporarily so the tubing doesn't result in artifacts leave the oxygen tubing wherever it falls
The three ways in which the prothrombin time can be reported are in seconds, as the PT ratio, and as the ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
By definition, infancy begins at:
A) birth. B) 1 month of age. C) 12 months of age. D) 18 months of age.