A patient who was involved in a motor vehicle collision is complaining of neck pain. Which piece of information would most contribute to the EMT's high index of suspicion that the patient may have suffered more significant injuries beyond isolated neck pain?
A) Lack of air bags in the car
B) Difficulty turning is head to the right
C) External damage to the car is significant
D) Death of the car's driver
D) Death of the car's driver
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a. nuke b. hugging disease c. nucleo d. mono
You are called for an elderly woman who has slipped on the ice. On arrival you find her supine on an icy sidewalk and responsive to painful stimuli with decorticate posturing (flexion). She has blood coming from a laceration on the back of her head and is breathing agonally at 4 times a minute. Which one of the following should you do immediately?
A) Start positive pressure ventilation. B) Insert a nasal airway. C) Perform the jaw-thrust airway maneuver. D) Remove the patient to the warm ambulance.
You have been charged with writing a policy regarding reaching for equipment. In that policy, you indicate that the maximum distance an EMT should reach is no more than:
A) one arm's length in front of her body. B) 10 to 12 inches in front of her body. C) 15 to 20 inches in front of her body. D) 30 inches while bending at the waist.
In total abdominal hysterectomy, the surgeon uses _____ scissors and long tissue forceps to separate the bladder and the uterus.
a. Braun b. Jorgenson c. Metzenbaum d. tenotomy