A fine break that does not travel the whole way through the bone is called a:
A. simple fracture.
B. greenstick fracture.
C. hairline fracture.
D. compound fracture
Answer: C
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shallow, regular. He is awake and alert, and he responds appropriately to questions. Breath sounds are present and equal bilaterally with NO adventitious sounds. Abdomen is very obese and nontender. The lower abdomen is mottled. The lower extremities are mottled and have no spontaneous movement and no response to pain. There are no pedal pulses. The back is nontender to palpation. Upper extremities move spontaneously with equal grip strengths and normal sensation. What problem do you suspect? a. Cerebrovascular accident c. Abdominal aortic aneurysm b. Lumbar spine fracture d. Silent acute myocardial infarction
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a. Tag the patient as black, and then move on to the next patient. b. Provide the patient 30 seconds of assisted ventilation. c. Open the patient's airway and then check for a radial pulse. d. Give the patient a red tag and then move him to the treatment area.
If a history includes a review of the chief complaint (CC) and a brief history of present illness (HPI) only, it is considered a(n):
A) problem-focused history. B) expanded problem-focused history. C) detailed history. D) comprehensive history.
Drowning is defined as any submersion that results in primary respiratory impairment in a liquid medium.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)