A(n) is a form, requested by a patient and signed by a physician, refusing
CPR if the heart stops.
A. health care proxy C. do not resuscitate order
B. power of attorney D. ethics statement for the living
C
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What will be an ideal response?
You're an off-duty EMT who encounters a patient sitting behind the wheel of a vehicle that ran off the road along an isolated county road. It appears the patient was unrestrained, or not wearing a seat belt, and struck the steering wheel with his chest. On assessment, you notice a paradoxical motion to the patient's chest on inspiration and expiration. When you radio for dispatch of an ambulance,
which of the following pieces of information would you be sure to include? A) The patient is showing signs of an open chest injury. B) The patient may have a flail chest. C) The patient may have an abdominal evisceration. D) The patient is showing signs of abdominal bleeding.
You believe that a young male patient, who has been shot in the lower abdomen, is bleeding internally and is in the early stage of shock. Which of these descriptions includes appropriate prehospital care of this patient?
A) Semi-Fowler's position and direct pressure over the injury site B) "Shock" position and administration of water by mouth C) Oxygen therapy and rapid transport to the hospital D) Oxygen therapy and warm packs to the abdomen
Messages are sent through a variety of
A) mechanisms B) channels C) circuits D) directions