A male patient in his thirties fell 10 feet off of a loading dock, landing on his head. He has deformity and depression to the back of his head and is unresponsive with snoring respirations. Vital signs are pulse 132, respirations are agonal, blood pressure 136/64, and SpO2 89%. He responds to painful stimuli with purposeful activity. What instruction would you provide other caregivers at the
scene?
A) "I need someone to start positive pressure ventilation at 12 breaths a minute."
B) "The patient is herniating, start hyperventilation of the patient immediately."
C) "Let's try a nonrebreather with high-concentration O2 to increase his oxygen saturation."
D) "The airway must be manually opened with a head-tilt, chin-lift immediately!"
A
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A 49-year-old man was fishing in a stream of cold water when he became submerged after getting tangled in some hidden roots. The patient was pulled from the stream by friends after approximately 5 minutes of submersion. Your assessment reveals him to be responsive to painful stimuli and breathing 5 times per minute. His pulse is weak and rapid. Which of the following instructions should you give
to the team of rescuers? A) "Do not wipe the water off him. It will keep his body cool and protect vital organs like his brain and heart." B) "Do not apply the AED if he goes into cardiac arrest. The water was very cold and the AED is contraindicated in hypothermia." C) "I need someone to perform abdominal thrusts to see if he took water into his stomach." D) "Let's move him into the warm ambulance as quickly as possible, and then cut off his clothes and cover him."
To assess the magnitude and severity of late effects on the exposed population from the 1986 nuclear power station accident at Chernobyl
a. follow-up is not necessary because the radiation received by the entire exposed population was fatal. b. minimal follow-up is only necessary because the exposed population did not receive sufficient radiation exposure to cause severe late effects. c. short-term follow-up studies are necessary. d. long-term follow-up studies are necessary.
All of the following projections would require a shift in centering except:
A. AP axial L5-S1 B. Modified PA oblique sternum C. RPO lumbar Spine D. AP lumbar Spine
Bilateral endoscopic destruction of the fallopian tube would include which of the following?
A) crushing B) ligation C) both crushing and ligation D) neither crushing nor ligation