A patient presents with an arrow impaled in the right lower quadrant of his abdomen. He is in excruciating pain and states that he was accidentally shot by a friend while hunting. While there is no external bleeding coming from the injury, the surrounding skin is ecchymotic. Other assessment findings, such as the vital signs, indicate the patient is in early shock. Which action should the EMT perform first?
A) Carefully remove the arrow
B) Administer supplemental oxygen
C) Stabilize the arrow with an occlusive dressing
D) Establish manual cervical spine motion restriction
B) Administer supplemental oxygen
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What assessment finding would help convince the EMT that a patient with abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding is experiencing a spontaneous abortion (miscarriage)?
A) Patient with history of dysmenorrhea B) Upper abdominal cramping C) Last menstrual period six weeks ago D) Pain start acutely this morning
An alert and oriented 87-year-old female patient has fallen and suffered a 3-cm laceration to the back of her head. According to the patient, her walker became caught in the carpet, causing her to trip. When obtaining a medical history, who should the EMT address first?
A) Family members B) The patient C) EMRs on scene D) The patient's primary care doctor
Which of the following is a disadvantage of EHR?
Ease of chart access for multiple users Incompatibility of the various systems available Decreased need for storage space Increased access to patient education materials
Use the drop factor to calculate the flow rate in gtt / min. Flow rate is 150 mL / hr. Administer set is 60 gtt / mLWhat is the drop factor?How many drops per minute will be administered?
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).