The mother of a 2-year-old has called EMS because her son has an axillary temperature of 103.2°F. On scene, your assessment reveals the boy to be confused and lethargic, with a rectal temperature of 104.1°F. When caring for this child, you would:
A) Remove the child's clothes and sponge his body with tepid water
B) Apply washcloths soaked in cold water until the child begins to shiver
C) Administer oxygen and cool the child by sponging his body with alcohol
D) Have the mother administer rectal Tylenol and cool the child by sponging his body with cold water
A) Remove the child's clothes and sponge his body with tepid water
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A) Administer 25 g of 50 percent dextrose. B) Administer a 1 to 2 liter bolus of NS. C) Request another unit to respond to the scene with a blood glucose monitor. D) Request an order for 20 units of regular insulin.
A 14-year-old boy was thrown from and then stepped on by a horse during a rodeo. He is confused and keeps asking you what happened. He has a cut on the back of his head, and his right arm is deformed and swollen. From this description, you should explain the mechanism of injury as:
A) altered mental status. B) thrown from and stepped on by a horse. C) seriously injured. D) cuts and broken bones.
An iron lung is which type of ventilator?
a. Fluidic c. Negative-pressure b. Positive-pressure d. Positive/negative pressure
Describe those features that must be included in the design and construction of a running shoe to decrease the potential for injury.
What will be an ideal response?