Which of the following is the appropriate care for a spider bite?
A. Administer a tetanus toxoid
B. Remove the stinger
C. Apply a tourniquet and cut the wound
D. Apply an ice pack and keep the area below the level of the heart
E. Apply a cold compress and elevate the area
E. Apply a cold compress and elevate the area
To care for a patient with a spider bite, wash the area thoroughly with soap and water. Apply a cold compress to the area to reduce swelling and pain. If possible, elevate the area to slow the poison's spreading.
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a. occurring most often following physical exertion or emotional stress b. compressing, squeezing pain in the substernal area c. may last in duration for 30 minutes or more d. feeling of impending doom
You arrive on the scene to help another crew with the extrication from an attic of a female patient who fell while retrieving holiday decorations. As a result of the fall, she has an open fracture to her left lower leg. The patient has been fully immobilized to a long board and has a rigid splint in place to her left leg. Which one of the following would indicate the extremity has been improperly
splinted? A) The splint has immobilized the ankle, knee, and hip regions. B) Ice packs wrapped in towels have been applied to the skin between the splints. C) The patient is able to flex her left ankle when directed to do so. D) The skin of the foot is red and swollen with a weak pedal pulse noted.
You have been called for a 4-year-old female who is short of breath. Her mother informs you that she has had a fever and runny nose for two days and today began to have difficulty breathing. Furthermore, the mother is having a difficult time waking her daughter up. You find the girl lying in bed with snoring respirations despite use of the head-tilt, chin-lift airway maneuver. Your assessment reveals her to be responsive to painful stimuli and breathing at 12 times per minute with minimal chest and abdominal rise and fall. Her skin is warm to the touch with cyanosis around the lips. Your partner informs you that her heart rate is 124 beats per minute. What is your immediate action in caring for this child?
A) Positive pressure ventilation B) Suctioning the airway C) Application of a nonrebreather face mask and oxygen D) Insertion of a nasal airway
The charge a covered person is required to pay at the time covered services are provided is called a(n) ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).