A trauma patient who presents with shock, jugular venous distention, and bilaterally equal breath sounds has MOST likely experienced a:
A. simple pneumothorax.
B. pericardial tamponade.
C. pulmonary contusion.
D. massive hemothorax.
Answer: B. pericardial tamponade.
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Which of the following patients should the EMT identify as having the most adequate breathing?
A) 61-year-old confused female breathing at a rate of 8 breaths per minute B) 34-year-old male with abdominal pain who is alert and oriented with good chest rise and fall C) 19-year-old male breathing 16 times per minute with slight wheezing in the lungs D) 67-year-old female breathing 26 times per minute with good chest rise and fall
Which of the following has the greatest potential for reducing injury-related morbidity and mortality?
A) Injury prevention activities B) Increased funding for rural EMS system development C) Increasing the scope of practice of paramedics to include such lifesaving procedures as pericardiocentesis and trephination of the skull to reduce intracranial pressure D) Using physicians and physician's assistants as prehospital care providers
What is the name for a check that has been created from a digital image of the original?
A) Counter check B) Certified check C) Money order D) Electronic check
Assessment: subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord in vitamin B12 deficiency. The correct code(s) is/are ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).