SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).Your patient is a 74-year-old woman with diabetes who presents with altered mental status, cool skin, abnormal pulse, and muscle stiffness. Her son called 911 when he arrived at her home and found her in this condition. You notice that the thermostat is set to 58 degrees F. Her son tells you that she doesn't like to turn up the heat because fuel is so expensive.The nearest hospital is a mile away. The ambulance is ready for transport. What should you do?
A. Assess her pulse for 35 to 40 seconds to be sure she is still alive.
B. Have the patient drink a hot cup of tea before getting into the ambulance.
C. Do not delay transport to provide active rewarming.
D. Provide rewarming before transporting the patient to the hospital.
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
A latent health effect is manifested when
a. an injury, disease, or death that is caused by exposure to a substance develops rapidly and quickly comes to a crisis. b. an injury, disease, or death that is caused by exposure to a substance develops slowly over a few days, weeks, or longer periods. c. an injury or disease of relatively short duration is caused by exposure to a substance and from which recovery occurs rapidly. d. an injury or disease caused by exposure to a substance occurs only after an extensive time period has passed.
The average resting blood pressure for a young adult is 80/120.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Towels are a counted item and are generally used in the surgical incision to control bleeding
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
State the value of the Roman numerals. L =
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).