Evisceration of an abdominal wound is:
a. filling in of a wound from bottom up
b. excessive scar formation after surgery
c. protrusion of viscera through all tissue layers
d. single- or multi-layer separation of wound edges
c
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A bleacher at a college has collapsed, and you are the first EMS unit to arrive on the scene. As you enter the gym, several patients are walking around with various injuries. What instruction is most appropriate for these ambulatory patients?
A) "Go outside and wait by the red fire truck in the parking lot and stay there." B) "Sit down here so that I can do a quick assessment on you." C) "Put this yellow tag on your wrist and go outside to the red fire truck in the parking lot." D) "Leave this gym and wait outside. I will be out in a few minutes after I check others who cannot walk."
Musculoskeletal back pain is by far the most common cause for back pain.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
You are on the scene of a 34-year-old man who is breathing but not awake. After determining that he does NOT respond to verbal stimuli, your next action would be to:
A) place him on a backboard and perform a secondary assessment en route to the hospital. B) open his airway. C) apply a painful stimuli. D) apply manual cervical spine immobilization.