Since electrical burns can have a serious impact on the , the
Emergency Medical Responder should be on alert for further complications in the field.
A. lungs
B. heart
C. brain
D. sensory organs
B
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A 66-year-old male patient is complaining of chest pain. The EMT is considering assisting with the patient's prescribed nitroglycerin. Which of these statements made by the patient is most relevant to the EMT at this time?
A) "I forgot to take my high blood pressure medication this morning." B) "I accidentally took five, not four, baby aspirins when the chest pain first started." C) "I took a nitroglycerin pill yesterday for the pain and it didn't do anything." D) "My urologist just started treating me for problems I am having with sex."
A patient with abdominal muscle weakness is having difficulty developing an effective cough. Which of the following phases of the cough reflex are primarily affected in this patient?
1. Irritation 2. Inspiration 3. Compression 4. Expulsion a. 1, 2, and 3 only b. 2 and 4 only c. 2, 3, and 4 only d. 3 and 4 only
A child is treated in the emergency department after falling from a playground slide. She is diagnosed with a displaced fracture of the neck of the scapula, right. The ICD-10-CM codes for this encounter include _____ and _____. (Separate multiple codes with a comma and a space.)
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A problem that runs a definite and prescribed course, is transient in nature, and is not likely to permanently alter health status is _____
a. minimal b. self-limited c. of low severity d. of moderate severity