A 36-year-old male patient was involved in an altercation and now has a 2-inch laceration from a knife to the right side of his neck. Bleeding was controlled prior to your arrival by Emergency Medical Responders. Your paramedic partner has asked you to apply an occlusive dressing to the wound. You recognize that the primary benefit of the action is to:
A) Prevent the cervical collar from touching the wound, if one is applied
B) Control the bleeding from large blood vessels so the patient does not become hypotensive
C) Prevent air entry into the circulatory system
D) Promote clot formation so as to stop bleeding
C) Prevent air entry into the circulatory system
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A) streptogramins B) fluoroquinolones C) aminoglycosides D) tetracyclines
________ refers to the resistance of the skin when grasped between fingers.
A. Edema B. Turgor C. Symmetry D. Intractable
According to the CMS-1500 claim form guidelines, the insurance billing specialist should add parentheses around the area code of a telephone number if the electronic billing software program does not automatically insert them.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A commonly performed test that provides the clinician with an estimate of the patient's red cell volume and the blood's oxygen-carrying capacity is the ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).