Because of a shortage of paramedics at your ambulance service, it has been announced that there will be AEDs placed on every ambulance for use by EMT crews. Which of the following statements indicates an understanding of how this will affect the EMTs?
A) "Cardiopulmonary resuscitation will no longer be needed."
B) "The AED will let us know whether or not to shock the patient."
C) "EMTs will now be able to shock all patients in cardiac arrest."
D) "EMTs will have to learn how to interpret ECG tracings."
B
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You are at the scene of a collision involving a school bus carrying elementary school age children. You are concerned that some of the children may have spinal injuries. Which of the following is TRUE of cervical spine injuries in children?
A) They are more often due to penetrating trauma than in adults. B) The heavier head of the child increases the incidence of cervical distraction injuries. C) Pediatric patients do not require cervical spine immobilization, as their bodies will self-splint the injury. D) The pediatric cervical spine should be immobilized in a position of moderate hyperextension.
Cholinergic neurons release:
A. epinephrine B. norepinephrine C. acetylcholine D. dopamine
Explain the ramifications of a provider not having a patient sign an Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) prior to providing a service that was likely to be denied by Medicare.
What will be an ideal response?
Jessica is 24 years old, weighs 234 pounds, and has just been diagnosed with hypertension. The physician prescribed a mild antihypertensive medication and asked you to help educate Jessica about lifestyle changes and behavior modification for weight loss. Which of the following would you include in your discussion?
A. Tell her to reduce her level of exercise so that she can eat less food safely B. Advise her to eat slowly and have five or six small meals daily C. Encourage her to restrict her diet to include only certain low-calorie foods D. Tell her to reward herself for weight loss by eating her favorite foods E. Advise the purchase of OTC weight-loss pills to accelerate weight loss