Your patient has been impaled on a metal fence. The object is through the medial thigh and the patient is still on the fence. You should:
A) contact medical direction regarding tourniquet placement for bleeding control.
B) carefully lift the patient off the fence and control hemorrhage and treat for shock.
C) cut the fence below the patient and then remove the post while controlling bleeding.
D) none of the above
Answer: D
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A) "Try delivering each ventilation over 3 seconds, and let's slow down the rate." B) "The ventilation rate and force of ventilation need to be increased so air goes into the lungs." C) "Let's slow the ventilation rate to 10 per minute, providing each breath over 1 second." D) "I need another rescuer to apply firm pressure over the stomach, while we ventilate this patient."
Therapeutic assessment, manipulation, and movement of locomotor soft-tissues to prevent, reduce, or eliminate chronic pain or injuries throughout the body are known as which of the following?
A) structural integration B) advanced clinical massage therapy C) reciprocal inhibition D) chiropractic therapy
Which rule applies when patients are discharged from the hospital directly to a postacute provider?
a. 3-day payment window rule b. intensity of resources rule c. severity of illness rule d. transfer rule
Applied training sites are required to review and sign a(n) ________ that states the expectations of the facility and the expectations of the student.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).