You respond to a 32-year-old male who fell 20 feet off a ladder. He is responsive to painful stimuli. He has snoring respirations at 20 a minute with decent chest rise and fall. He has a broken femur, a broken wrist, and a lacerated radial artery that is bleeding profusely. Which of these injuries is the highest priority?
A) Femur fracture B) Arterial bleed
C) Snoring respirations D) Broken wrist
B
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A) Administer half a second tube of glucose. B) Provide high-concentration oxygen. C) Administer a full second dose of oral glucose. D) Manage the airway.
You are dispatched to a structure fire at which there is a report of a burned person. Your patient is a 32-year-old man with blisters on his anterior chest and circumferential superficial burns to both lower extremities. Using the "rule of nines," the percentage of burn is:
A) 54. B) 27. C) 36. D) 45.
________ machines use computer technology to produce images of soft tissue within the body that could not be pictured by traditional X-rays.
A) X-ray B) PET scan C) Ultrasound D) MRI
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false