A catalase-positive, coagulase-negative, gram-positive coccus in clusters is isolated from the urine of a 24-year-old female. This isolate will require
A) a screen for vancomycin resistance. B) no further testing.
C) additional testing to identify. D) Lancefield grouping.
C
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You have arrived on the scene of an explosion in a warehouse used to store fertilizers. A paramedic, who has already triaged the nine patients involved, directs you to a young man sitting under a tree. The man states that he is having excruciating ear pain. The initial assessment and rapid trauma assessment reveal no obvious injuries. Given this presentation, the EMT would recognize the injury was likely sustained:
A) From the noise of the explosion B) During the primary blast phase C) After the secondary blast phase D) As a result of exposure to superheated air
What is included in a Prevention Bundle?
1. The use of multiple evidence-based best practices to prevent device-related infection. 2. Recent research supports the use of cost-effective measurements. 3. An ongoing process of monitoring patients and personnel for the acquisition of infection in the health care setting. 4. Using prophylactic antibiotic therapy on all hospitalized patients. a. 1 and 2 only b. 1, 2, and 3 only c. 2, 3, and 4 only d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Selection tests are fraught with legal and ethical concerns and have been subject to great criticism and scrutiny.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
After decompressing the chest of the victim with a tension pneumothorax, you determine your intervention was successful by observing for
(A) air rushing from the catheter. (B) a decrease in the patient's cyanosis. (C) an improvement on the patient's level of consciousness. (D) an improvement in the patient's ventilatory and circulatory status.