You respond to a call for a shooting at a local bar. You arrive at the scene and find a young man sitting against the wall, screaming in pain, with bright red blood spurting from a wound near his groin. What should you do first?
A. Ensure an open airway
B. administer 100% oxygen
C. Apply pressure to the wound
D. Transport the patient at once.
Answer: C. Apply pressure to the wound
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What changes in breathing patterns do patients with obstructive pulmonary disorders with increased Raw and increased time constants typically adopt?
A. They increase their respiratory rate and tidal volume B. They increase their respiratory rate and decrease their tidal volume C. They decrease their respiratory rate and increase their tidal volume D. The decrease their respiratory rate and tidal volume
Descending spinal cord tracts send action potentials:
a. From the brain to the body b. From the body to the brain
The information contained in the narrative section of your patient care report should be:
A) written in simple terms so the patient's family may review it later. B) a review of your opinions on how care was delivered. C) lengthy and include information on the patient's religious orientation. D) as objective as possible.
If a chart note documents that the patient has smoked two packs of cigarettes every day for the past 10 years, it would be an example of the patient's:
past history. family history. social history. history of present illness (HPI).