A patient has been actively seizing for 17 minutes. He is cyanotic with shallow and ineffective respirations. Which immediate care should you provide to this patient?
A) Determine if he has a history of seizures
B) Place him in the lateral recumbent position and apply oxygen
C) Apply the automated external defibrillator
D) Attempt to open the airway and begin positive pressure ventilation
D) Attempt to open the airway and begin positive pressure ventilation
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A. fire floor B. floor above the incident floor C. floor below the incident floor D. three floors above the incident floor
Hepatic, splenic and diaphragmatic trauma may result from:
a. rib fractures b. LLQ penetration c. Cullen's sign d. pelvic fractures
A special report detailing increased time and difficulty should be submitted with a claim when which modifier is used?
c B) -25 C) -63 D) -79
A 67-year-old woman arrives at the emergency department with acute bleeding into the back of the throat. A coagulation screen is ordered with the following results:
Test Result Reference Range 1:1 Mix with Normal Plasma Prothrombin time (PT 12 seconds 11-15 seconds Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) 57 seconds 25-37 seconds 36 seconds (immediate) Fibrinogen 450 mg/dL 150-400 mg/dL What would be a reasonable next step to perform? a. Perform factor IX assay. b. Perform factor VII assay. c. Incubate the 1:1 mix at 37° C for 1 hour and then repeat the PTT. d. Perform TT.