A 23-year-old male struck his face on the steering wheel when his vehicle hit another car from behind. The patient's nose is deformed and actively bleeding. In his care, which intervention would be a priority?
A) Make one attempt to realign the nose
B) Pack the nares with sterile gauze
C) Suction the airway to keep it free of blood
D) Insert an NPA to prevent the nasal cavity from swelling shut
C) Suction the airway to keep it free of blood
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Which of the following is a sign associated with a hemothorax?
A) Jugular veins in the neck are flat and nondistended. B) There is tracheal deviation to the affected side of thorax. C) There is no dullness to percussion on the affected side. D) There is hypertension and the associated change in mental status.
After the electrical impulse leaves the atrioventricular junction, where does it travel next?
A. Purkinje fibers B. bundle of His C. Bachmann’s bundle D. bundle branches
Upon arriving at the scene of a woman with chest pain, you enter the residence and begin to assess the patient. The patient's husband, who is angry because of your response time, is standing in the corner clenching his fists. You should:
A) tell the man that his behavior will not be tolerated. B) quickly scan the area for the quickest escape route. C) allow the patient to try to calm her husband down. D) return to the ambulance and leave the scene at once.
Synapses that use acetylcholine as the neurotransmitter are ________ synapses
A) sympathetic B) alpha C) adrenergic D) cholinergic