Which of these statements made by your EMT partner would require immediate correction when treating a patient with hypothermia and a deep freezing cold injury to his left foot, ankle, and lower leg?
A) "Why don't we rewarm his lower left leg as quickly as possible?"
B) "It is important that we keep the left leg elevated."
C) "We will need to gradually rewarm the patient at a rate of 2-3°F per hour."
D) "Since his SpO2 is 98%, we may not need to administer any oxygen."
C) "We will need to gradually rewarm the patient at a rate of 2-3°F per hour."
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The purpose of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) is to:
A) be implemented for incidents in which terrorism is suspected. B) provide an organized, systematic method of managing resources and operations at large-scale incidents. C) provide a federal-level response to large-scale incidents. D) allow for an identical response to every large-scale incident.
When assessing a central pulse of a young child, the EMT would palpate the:
A) Radial pulse B) Brachial pulse C) Pedal pulse D) Femoral pulse
Which is a patient-related error that may cause an error in a blood pressure reading?
A. Deflation occurs too rapidly to accurately determine the sounds. B. Part of the stethoscope tubing touches the blood pressure cuff while reading is taken. C. Patient's arm is covered so the reading is taken through clothing. D. Patient's arm is too large for accurate reading with available equipment.
For reporting purposes only codes are permissible, not categories or subcategories, and any applicable ____ character is required.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).