According to the National EMS Scope of Practice model, an EMT would require special permission from the Med Director and the state EMS office in order to.
a) give aspirin to a patient with chest pain
b) apply and interpret a pulse oximeter
c) perform blood glucose monitoring
d) use an automatic transport ventilator
Ans: c) perform blood glucose monitoring
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A) CRS using reciprocal inhibition B) Contract—relax—stretch C) Active assisted stretch D) Passive—active assisted stretch
A preexisting condition that causes an increase in the patient's length of stay by at least one day in 75% of the cases is known as a:
A) chief complaint B) complication C) comorbidity D) principal diagnosis
For the most part, major-party congressional candidates in general elections depend on the support of ____
A) interest groups B) their own coalitions of voters C) celebrities and party luminaries D) the president
In an apparent suicide attempt, a 19-year-old female ingested a full bottle of amitriptyline (Elavil). At present, she is conscious and alert and states that she swallowed the pills approximately 30 minutes earlier. Her blood pressure is 90/50 mm Hg, her pulse is 140 beats/min and irregular, and her respirations are 22 breaths/min with adequate depth. When transporting this patient, you should be MOST alert for:
A. acute respiratory depression. B. seizures and cardiac arrhythmias. C. a sudden outburst of violence. D. an increase in her blood pressure.