The narrative approach that focuses only on the areas involved in the current illness or injury is the ________ approach
A) body systems
B) toe-to-head
C) focused exam
D) head-to-toe
A
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________ is a formula for solving pediatric dosage calculations based upon the patient's age in years
A) Clark's Rule B) Fried's Rule C) Young's Rule D) Kidd's Rule
A natural gas explosion has destroyed an apartment building. At least five occupants of the building were killed, and another 12 are injured. You are in charge of triage. You are presented with a young woman who is breathing at a rate of 40 breaths per minute after fire department personnel carried her out from the collapse site. Using the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system for triaging, you should immediately:
A) Place a red tag on this patient and move on to the next patient B) Start positive pressure ventilation C) Apply oxygen with a nonrebreather face mask D) Check for a radial pulse and capillary refill
A young child involved in a multiple-casualty incident is found lying on the ground with obvious deformity to the left thigh. Using the JumpSTART system for triage, you note that he is not breathing. What should you do next?
A) Tag the patient as black, and then move to the next one B) Provide 30 seconds of positive pressure ventilation C) Open the airway, and then assess for a pulse D) Tag the patient as red, and then move him to the treatment area
The difference between unipolar and bipolar leads is that ________ involves two limbs
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