You respond to a 25-year-old man involved in a farm accident. Upon arrival, you see that your patient has suffered a partial amputation of the leg. The wound is bleeding profusely. The patient is unconscious, pale, and clammy. Vitals are respiration 24, pulse 110, and blood pressure 90/60. You control the bleeding with direct pressure and a tourniquet. Your next step should be to treat this
patient for:
A) hypovolemic shock.
B) distributive shock.
C) cardiogenic shock.
D) neurogenic shock.
A
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Which instruction would you provide to your team immediately after securing a patient with head, neck, and back pain to the long backboard with appropriate spine motion restriction equipment?
A) "Loosen the collar so you can palpate the back of the neck." B) "Maintain manual cervical spine motion restriction until the patient is on the stretcher." C) "Let's check for extremity PMS before we move the patient to the stretcher." D) "Remove the chest strap so the patient can breathe more easily now that his head and legs are secured."
Preauthorized medical orders are also known as ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Letter A is a(n) ________, which branches off the tertiary bronchi.
Which type of aerial apparatus stabilizer is first extended horizontally to achieve a maximum width for the footprint, then extended down vertically to take the chassis load off the suspension?
A. A-type B. Fold-down C. Drop-down D. H-type