Your patient is an 18-year-old man who was slashed across the abdomen with a machete. He has a mass of omentum and small bowel protruding from the wound. Which of the following is your primary concern with this patient?
A) Immediately covering the wound with an occlusive dressing, using your gloved hand if nothing else is available
B) Irrigating the exposed organs with sterile saline to remove debris and gently tucking them back into the opening to keep them warm and moist and to prevent further contamination
C) Covering the wound with a sterile, saline-moistened dressing covered by an occlusive dressing
D) Having the patient hold the omentum and placing him on the stretcher in a position of comfort to transport rapidly
C
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Because of a shortage of paramedics at your ambulance service, it has been announced that there will be AEDs placed on every ambulance for use by EMT crews. Which of these statements indicates an understanding of how this policy will affect the EMTs?
A) "Cardiopulmonary resuscitation will no longer be needed." B) "The AED will let us know whether to shock the patient." C) "EMTs will now be able to shock all patients in cardiac arrest." D) "EMTs will have to learn how to interpret ECG tracings."
Which of the following can impair mucociliary clearance in intubated patients? 1. Use of respiratory stimulants 2. Tracheobronchial suctioning 3. Inadequate humidification 4. High inspired oxygen concentrations
a. 1 and 3 only b. 1, 2, and 3 only c. 3 and 4 only d. 2, 3, and 4 only
____________________ are nitrogenous chemicals which are alkaline in nature and often chemically combined with acids to create water-soluble salts, such as morphine sulfate or atropine sulfate.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
By creating a/an __________, you are indicating in a written document what your wishes are while you are still alive
a. living will b. healthcare proxy c. intestacy d. euthanasia preference