The secondary assessment of a patient complaining of right leg pain after falling down several stairs reveals a real in the skin where a fractured tibia bone broke through and then retreated back into the leg. The EMT should recognize this as what type of injury?
A. Laceration.
B. Partial fracture.
C. Open fracture.
D. Closed fracture.
Answer: C. Open fracture.
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A) The hospital admitting department must be contacted to schedule admission. B) The patient's insurance carrier must be called to get authorization. C) Instruction sheets and check-in procedures are given to the patient. D) The physician calls the insurance company to get an authorization number.
Using the alligation grid to calculate 0.75 gm of a 1% ointment with 14.25 gm of an ointment base, how do you determine the total number required?
A) Subtract diagonally from the bottom left. B) Subtract diagonally from the top left. C) Multiply the far right column. D) Add the far right column.
All of the following cations affect cardiac function EXCEPT:
A. potassium. B. sodium. C. calcium. D. chloride.
Ethylene oxide (EO) is a chemical sterilant that does not kill spores
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.