Which one of the following patients requires the AEMT to remove an impaled object in the field?
A) Woman with a knife to the right side of her chest; she is short of breath and coughing up blood
B) Male patient who fell on a screwdriver, which is impaled through his hand; the patient is in pain and requesting that you remove the screwdriver
C) Young woman with a broken pencil through her cheek and into the oropharynx; blood from the injury is trickling into her airway
D) Male patient with a six-inch knife to his left upper quadrant; there is active bleeding around the injury site
C
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In which of the following patients would a Combitube dual-lumen airway be used with caution?
A) A 28-year-old man who is in cardiac arrest after his kayak capsized, trapping him under water for several minutes B) A 40-year-old woman who has taken an overdose of tricyclic antidepressants and is unresponsive to all stimuli C) A 59-year-old man with a history of chronic alcoholism who was found in cardiac arrest at a homeless shelter D) A 16-year-old woman who is unresponsive following a motor vehicle collision in which she was ejected, sustaining traumatic brain injury
Maternity codes include prenatal, delivery, and ________ services
a. complications b. well baby care c. postpartum d. gynecological
The vagina and the neck of the uterus comprise the:
A. womb. B. cervix. C. fundus. D. birth canal.
For the axiolateral (inferosuperior) projection of the hip,
1. the unaffected hip should be in maximum flexion and abduction. 2. the central ray should be positioned parallel with the femoral neck. 3. a grid and tight collimation are needed to increase detail visibility. 4. the affected leg should always be internally rotated. a. 1 and 3 only b. 2 only c. 1, 3, and 4 only d. 1, 2, 3, and 4