A 78-year-old male pedestrian was struck by a car at a convenience store. The patient is conscious but confused and is suffering from multisystem trauma. Which one of the following represents the BEST sequence of care that can be provided?
A) Primary assessment, oxygen, secondary assessment, and all other care en route to the hospital
B) Primary assessment, oxygen, secondary assessment, cervical collar, and all other care en route to the hospital
C) Primary assessment, oxygen, secondary assessment, proper patient packaging and all other care en route to the hospital
D) Primary assessment, immobilization, and all other care en route to the hospital
C
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You are alone in the back of the ambulance, where you are ventilating an apneic patient. Which of the following is the BEST way to manage the reassessment?
A) Stay on the scene and request additional help so you will have someone to help you perform a reassessment. B) Stop ventilating the patient every 5 minutes so you can perform a reassessment. C) Continue ventilating the patient during transport and skip the reassessment. D) Have your partner stop the ambulance every 5 minutes to help you perform a reassessment.
You arrive at the side of a pregnant patient in her third trimester who has been vaginally bleeding for several hours. Observation reveals several blood-soaked towels on the bed. She is alert and oriented with a patent airway and adequate breathing. Her pulse is 88 beats per minute and her blood pressure is 104/66 mmHg. In caring for this patient you would:
A) provide rapid transport in a supine position. B) clean the outside of the vagina with sterile water and peroxide. C) collect all towels with blood and transporting them with the patient. D) prepare her for the possibility that she may have miscarried the baby.
The initiation of DRGs resulted in a significant cost savings to Medicare.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What describes conditions that remain after a patient's acute illness or injury has ended?
A. acute B. sequelae C. chronic D. suspected