An 89-year-old female with dementia who is being cared for by her daughter has fallen and exhibits deformity to her left upper arm. As you attempt to splint her arm, she continually screams and pulls away from you. After several attempts, your best course of action should be to:
A) contact advanced life support for assistance.
B) have the daughter help apply the splint.
C) transport without a splint and document that splinting was attempted.
D) gently restrain the patient and apply the splint.
B
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A) Reinforce the dressing with additional tape, using tincture of benzoin, if necessary, to improve the seal. B) Perform a needle thoracostomy at the second intercostal space in the midclavicular line. C) Perform a needle thoracostomy at the fourth intercostal space in the midaxillary line. D) Remove the dressing and see if the patient's clinical status improves, then replace the dressing.
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What will be an ideal response?
Abdominal wall that allows intestinal contents to protrude outside the abdominal cavity; requires surgical intervention to return intestinal contents to the abdominal cavity and repair the abdominal wall
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In the upright lung of a normal adult, which zone is considered to be gravity dependent?
a. Zone 3 c. Top of Zone 1 b. Bottom of Zone 1 d. Top of Zone 2