Certain implanted pacemakers can also defibrillate abnormal heart rhythms (ICDs)
a. True
b. False
A
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Which one of the following would be an EMS public health initiative?
A) Educating the public on the benefit of wearing seat belts B) Volunteering time to help raise money for a sick child and his family C) Providing emergency ambulance service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week D) Purchasing new equipment to better help those suffering a medical emergency
A patient working at an ice plant is trapped in a room filled with sulfur dioxide. You don a self-contained breathing apparatus and entered the room, finding the patient unresponsive on the floor. The room remains filled with the gas. Your immediate priority in caring for this patient is to:
A) assess the airway, breathing, and circulation. B) remove him from the immediate environment. C) start positive pressure ventilation. D) loosen all tight-fitting clothing.
A 63-year-old male, post head trauma, is intubated and has been mechanically ventilated for 78 hours
The respiratory therapist notes the following during ICU rounds: partial pressure of oxygen in the arteries (PaO2) is 82 mm Hg on 60% supplemental oxygen with a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 8 cm H2O; static compliance is averaging 38-41 cm H2O/L; breath sounds are dimin-ished bilaterally. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) results are pending, but MRSA is suspected. Chest radiograph shows bilateral, patchy infiltrates. Patient has a temperature of 38.8° C, and the most recent white blood cell (WBC) count is 11,300 ?L. The most appropriate recommendation for this patient is which of the following? a. Monotherapy with an antipseudomonal carbepenem b. Monotherapy with an antipseudomonal fluoroquinolone c. Combination therapy with two types of antipseudomonal agents and vancomycin d. Combination therapy with ampicil-lin/sulbactam and linezolid
State dental divisions work at solving dental issues within the state by ________
A) Serving as dental consultants to government and private sector entities B) Having dental-friendly booths at health fairs C) Providing free toothbrushes to the indigent population D) Working as translators in dental clinics throughout the state E) None of the above