Your patient had a sudden deceleration injury and struck the windshield with his head. As a result of the sudden stoppage, you suspect that the patient has suffered a(n):
A) vascular lesion.
B) comminuted injury.
C) open brain injury.
D) coup-contrecoup injury.
D
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When assessing a patient for a facial droop, the EMT should:
A) palpate the face one side at a time. B) gently lift and then let go of the skin over the cheeks. C) ask the patient to show you his teeth or smile. D) observe the patient's ability to turn his head to the right and then to the left.
As EMTs leave a house where the patient refused care, a panicked boy approaches them and states that some men just shot his friend in a house two doors up the street. The EMTs' immediate action should be to:
A) Instruct the boy to carry the patient from the house to the yard B) Gather basic equipment and go to the home to care for the patient C) Notify dispatch and proceed to the home to care for the patient D) Contact the police and move the ambulance from the immediate area
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What is the temporary position for a female patient for placement of urinary catheter prior to abdominal hysterectomy?
a. frog-legged b. jackknife c. low lithotomy d. semi-Fowler's