If the phlebotomist finds a patient who is unconscious and unresponsive, she is to first notify the nurse, who will ____.
A. sound the emergency alarm
B. call a code-blue
C. call a code-red
D. clearly announce that "this is an emergency" over the hospital's loudspeaker
Answer: B
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A) log roll the patient onto a long backboard. B) assess the integrity of the 12 cranial nerves. C) ventilate the patient at 12 to 20 breaths/min. D) apply a properly sized rigid cervical collar.
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A) nephrolith B) renolith C) bladdolith D) cast E) urinary calculus