Discuss the role of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency as it relates to prescription drugs.
What will be an ideal response?
At the federal level, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), a branch of the Department of Justice, regulates the sale and use of drugs by the authority granted in the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.
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When providing emergency care to an aggressive or hostile patient, what is the highest priority?
A) Checking the patient for possible physical causes of the behavior B) Performing a scene size-up C) Finding out if the patient is oriented to person, time, and place D) Calming the patient down
You have been called to a New Year's party for a male patient who was stabbed in the anterior chest. According to partygoers, the patient went outside with another male and was stabbed. Fifteen minutes later, he was found in the snow and 911 was called. When assessing this patient, what finding would you consider most serious and warrant immediate attention?
A) Complaint of a worsening headache B) Capillary refill of 3 seconds C) Decreased breath sounds to the left lung D) Pain and bruising to the left thigh
To determine blood pressure, the EMT should position the cuff over the upper arm and place the stethoscope over the brachial artery. Next, she should inflate the cuff, then slowly deflate the cuff, listening for clicks or tapping sounds while remembering the number at the first sound. What is the next step in taking a blood pressure?
A) Continue releasing pressure until the clicks or tapping stop, and record both numbers. These are the blood pressure. B) Re-inflate the cuff on the patient's arm and repeat the process to verify the reading. C) Dump all the pressure and record the number as the diastolic pressure. D) Remove the cuff from the patient's arm, place it on the opposite arm, and repeat the process to verify the reading.
If you misplace a patient record, you should ________ your steps from the last place you knew the record's location.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).