A patient has fallen in his upstairs bathroom and is on the floor when you arrive. Your assessment shows no immediate threat to his airway, breathing or circulatory status, however, he does have deformity and bruising to his left hip. He complains of excruciating pain to the same area. In this situation, you should recognize the need for what category of move?
A) Emergency
B) Urgent
C) Critical
D) Non-urgent
Answer: D
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A conscious and alert 64-year-old female patient complains of chest pain and mild shortness of breath. She appears to have no difficulty speaking and states that the pain suddenly started about 2 hours ago. Her daughter on scene advises you there is a history of blood clots in the lungs of her family, and she is scared and would like her mother to be evaluated. Which of these steps should you take first?
A) Consider administering oxygen to the patient B) Determine the adequacy of the patient's breathing C) Place the patient on the stretcher for transport D) Perform a secondary assessment on the patient
The condition described by the heart pumping at an insufficient rate, blood accumulating in heart chambers, and the stretching of the heart walls is:
A. peripheral edema B. congestive heart failure C. myocardial infarction D. angina pectoris
Which numbered item in the diagram is the first step in wrapping instruments for sterilization?
A. 5
B. 1
C. 7
D. 4
E. 2
A storage cabinet designed to house medical records that resembles a chest of drawers is which one of the following?
Buffet Vertical Shelf Curio Lateral