Viaflex bags are used to remove glass shards from a solution
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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You have arrived on the scene of a paramedic who was shot as she approached a residence on a call. The scene has since been secured. Your patient is a 38-year-old woman with one gunshot wound to the left side of the chest at the fifth intercostal space in the midaxillary line. She is pale, cool, and awake but agitated. She is diaphoretic and complaining of pain in her left side and difficulty
breathing. The patient's EMT partner has applied oxygen by nonrebreather mask and placed an occlusive dressing over the entry wound before your arrival. As you continue your assessment, the patient's level of consciousness decreases. She responds to verbal stimuli. Her airway is clear, her respiratory rate is 38 per minute and shallow, her neck veins are flat, and her breath sounds are absent on the left side. The patient lacks a radial pulse, and her abdomen is non-guarded and non-tender. Which of the following best explains the presentation of this patient? A) Simple pneumothorax B) Tension pneumothorax C) Pericardial tamponade D) Hemothorax
Cardiac glycosides
a. reduce ventricular arrhythmias. b. decrease blood pressure. c. increase heart rate. d. increase myocardial contractility.
If pulse oximetry is used to monitor a patient's oxygenation status, the pulse oximetry O2 saturation (SpO2) should be kept in the mid-80s for allowance of machine inaccuracies.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In 1970, cardiovascular research indicated that high blood pressure (hypertension) increased the risk of ____.
A. migraine headache B. obesity C. stroke D. heart attack