Which of the following delivers insulin into the body without breaking the skin?
A) Insulin pens
B) Transdermal insulin
C) Insulin jet injectors
D) External insulin pumps
B
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Some special signs to look for with injured extremities include:
A) bulging where there is a joint or where the extremity joins the torso. B) pelvic pain on compression of the patient's hips. C) leg rotating outward or inward. D) all of the above.
You are active in your local rural rescue squad as a paramedic. Your small town of 500 people does not have a hospital. There is a small community hospital 25 miles away and a large urban hospital 70 miles away. Recently, you have had two chest pain patients go into cardiac arrest and die after reaching the local community hospital, which does not have a cardiac catheterization lab or
fibrinolytic therapy available. Given your rural setting, which of the following should you suggest to the medical director and rescue squad council as a solution? A) Allow paramedics with the rescue squad to perform 12-lead ECGs and carry bedside cardiac marker assays, heparin, and fibrinolytics. B) Suggest fund-raising activities to build a cardiac catheterization lab at the community hospital. C) Develop a general protocol that states all patients with chest pain of suspected cardiac origin should be transported directly from the scene to the urban hospital 70 miles away. D) Develop a general protocol that states all patients with chest pain of suspected cardiac origin should be transported to the community hospital for evaluation by the nurse practitioner before transporting to the urban hospital.
To maintain proper alignment when moving or lifting a heavy object, the weight of the object must be:
a. offset using shoulder and chest strength. b. distributed to the lower back. c. evenly transferred to the legs. d. transferred to the forearms and biceps.
A lower GI (gastrointestinal) series, which provides a series of X-rays of the colon and rectum, is also called a(n) ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).