You have just arrived by the side of a 46-year-old male patient who receives dialysis for end-stage renal failure. He is positioned in his living room recliner, unresponsive with snoring respirations, and appears to have ineffective ventilations. What is your priority intervention at this time?
A) Provide mechanical ventilations
B) Manually open the airway
C) Find out when he last received dialysis
D) Inquire when the symptoms started
B) Manually open the airway
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a. Inability to remember information such as a past medical history b. Poor coordination when walking c. Problems with the regulation of heart rate and blood pressure d. Inability to move or feel sensations in one side of the body
A patient with a history of upper gastrointestinal bleeding is complaining of weakness and abdominal pain. He informs you that he vomited 5 minutes before you arrived. Which of these questions is most important that the EMT ask first regarding the vomit?
A) "Did you eat anything that made you vomit?" B) "Are you allergic to any foods or medications?" C) "Did you take an antacid over the past 24 hours?" D) "Was the vomit red or did it look like coffee grounds?"
Being able to identify with and understand another person's feelings, situation, and motives demonstrates ____
A) empathy B) tact C) patience D) responsibility
A disease that has been eradicated from human populations has a normal rate of disease that is zero.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)