While treating a patient involved in a shooting at the patient's vacation home, which of the following actions may interfere with the investigation of a crime scene?
A) Using the patient's phone B) Moving the patient
C) Using the bathroom D) All of the above
D
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You pull up to the scene of a single-car motor vehicle collision. Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) are maintaining in-line manual spinal stabilization of the 56-year-old driver who was unrestrained when she struck a tree at a high rate of speed. As you approach the vehicle, you note that she appears unresponsive with blood coming from her nose and ears. Which one of the following instructions
to the EMRs is most appropriate? A) "Let me conduct the primary assessment and place a cervical collar on her, and then let's quickly move her to the long board." B) "Let me conduct the primary assessment, and then we can place a vest-type extrication device on her to get her to the backboard." C) "After I do the primary and secondary assessment, we will need to get her onto the stretcher for immediate transport." D) "Let's put a cervical collar on her, and then move her out of the car onto the ground where we will immobilize her to the long backboard."
A statement, usually in the patient's words, describing the symptom, problem, condition, or other factor that is the reason for the encounter is called the:
A. chief complaint. B. primary diagnosis. C. principal diagnosis. D. reason for complaint.
A 41-year-old male snowboarder struck his head on a metal rail. As you approach him, you note that he appears confused and has blood on the left side of his face and head, and on his shirt. His breathing appears to be labored. Which of the following actions should you perform immediately?
a. Check his pupils for equality and reactivity. b. Apply oxygen at 15 LPM via nonrebreather mask. c. Apply manual in-line spinal immobilization. d. Expose the chest to look for possible bleeding.
A medical assistant orders six temporal thermometers for a total cost of $108.48. How much does each temporal thermometer cost?