. A healthcare professional who works under the direction of a physician and manages emergencies that occur away from the medical setting is a(n) ____.
A. emergency medical technician
B. surgeon's assistant
C. radiation therapy technologist
D. pathologist assistant
E. physician assistant
A. emergency medical technician
An emergency medical technician works under the direction of a physician through a radio communication network to assess and manage medical emergencies that occur away from the medical setting.
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A medical assistant can do all of the following EXCEPT _______
a. interpret an electrocardiogram b. educate the patient about the procedure c. perform the ECG d. find and correct the causes of artifacts
You have been called to a home for "severe respiratory distress." You arrive to find a hysterical young woman who says she had been asked to "watch her nephew for a little while when his mother went out." He has a tracheostomy, and she says he is having a hard time breathing. She has no idea how to care for him because the mother left no instructions. You assess the child and find a nearly
totally mucus-plugged trach tube. What should you do? A) Place the child on O2 via a trach mask. Do not attempt to suction, because doing so may force more mucus into the lungs. Transport immediately. B) Call for orders to suction the trach tube. C) Suction the tube and, if available, replace it with a clean, unobstructed one. Give the young woman guidance as to basic trach care. D) Call the police and tell them the child has been put in a dangerous situation. Place the child on a nonrebreather mask and transport immediately.
What is one factor responsible for the rapid fire development in today's built environment?
A) The volume of commodities and synthetics B) Lax building codes and enforcement C) Failure to call 911 D) Underfunding of the fire service
Which of the following trigger levels is appropriate when setting a ventilator for pressure trigger-ing?
a. 0.5 to 1.5 cm H2O above the baseline pressure b. 1.5 to 2.5 cm H2O below the baseline pressure c. 0.5 to 1.5 cm H2O below the baseline pressure d. 2.5 to 3.5 cm H2O below the baseline pressure