Why is it important to notify medical control as soon as practical about your patient's condition?
A) It minimizes the chance that you will forget to contact medical control.
B) It is common courtesy.
C) It provides legal protection as patient care now becomes their responsibility.
D) It allows the receiving facility more time to prepare for your arrival.
D
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A) Provide high-concentration oxygen. B) Insert a nasopharyngeal airway in the patient's nose. C) Have the patient breathe into a paper bag to rebreathe some of her carbon dioxide. D) Assist the patient in the administration of her metered-dose inhaler.
You have been called for a patient who has overdosed on drugs and alcohol. The patient is responsive to painful stimuli and is breathing shallowly at eight times per minute, but exhibits no cyanosis. Which of the following best describes his condition and the appropriate intervention?
A) Inadequate breathing; administer oxygen at 15 lpm through a nonrebreather facemask. B) Adequate breathing; administer oxygen at 15 lpm through a nonrebreather facemask. C) Adequate breathing; initiate positive pressure ventilation with supplemental oxygen. D) Inadequate respirations; start positive pressure ventilation with supplemental oxygen.
It is estimated that ____ of children who sustain multisystem injury will have personality changes one year after the injury.
A. 20% B. 40% C. 60% D. 80%
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