When breaching a wall, which of the following BEST describes the action to be taken before crawling through the opening?
A. Sound the floor on the other side
B. Tighten SCBA to ensure it does not move
C. Use wire cutters to help create opening
D. Use forcible entry tool to make opening
A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
After you transfer care of a 77-year-old female patient to the ED nurse, the patient informs the nurse that she has a history of heart problems and is having chest pain. On scene and throughout transport, the patient denied any complaint, despite your repeated inquiry. This has greatly upset your partner since he feels the patient made him look foolish in front of the emergency department staff. Based on your knowledge of the patient's age group, which explanation would you give your partner?
A) "It is very common for patients in this age group not to tell you everything because most have some form of early dementia." B) "In the older population, most do not trust young people with personal information, such as their medical history." C) "This happens very frequently with people in this age group, so you must accept it and not get upset." D) "Many times persons in this age group will not be forthcoming with all that is going on because they fear losing their independence."
Transmission-based precautions include all of the following except:
a. contact precautions c. standard precautions b. droplet precautions d. airborne precautions
What is considered to be the main advantage of electrosurgery?
a. Minimal scarring b. Controlled bleeding c. Pain free d. Minimal healing time