The EMT should recognize which one of the following patients as suffering from generalized hypothermia?
A) 21-year-old female who was trapped in cold water for 10 minutes before being rescued
B) 19-year-old male who is intoxicated and fell asleep under a fan for three hours
C) 34-year-old male whose fingers and toes are blue from exposure to the cold
D) 87-year-old alcoholic with hand pain and numbness after sweeping snow without gloves
A
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A) Shaking B) Jostling C) Stretching D) Ischemic friction
You are assessing an 81-year-old female complaining of chest pain with accompanying dizziness and weakness. She also has a history of Alzheimer's dementia and is very confused. After ruling out life threats to the airway, breathing, and circulation, your partner leaves to retrieve the stretcher. Within a few minutes, he has the stretcher at the bottom of the stairs leading up to the bedroom where
you and the patient are located. He states that he needs help moving the stretcher up the stairs. Regarding patient safety, your best action would be to: A) close the door to the room so the patient cannot leave and then help with the stretcher. B) ambulate the patient from the room and down the stairs to the stretcher. C) walk the patient to the stairs and then have her sit there while you help move the stretcher. D) instruct a family member to sit with the patient while you help move the stretcher.
Which of the following is your best initial approach to Clyde?
a. Say, " Hi Clyde, I am May, and I take care of little children all day. It is nice to meet you.". b. Approach him at his level of understanding. c. Ask Mrs. Lee to sit Clyde on the examining table and hold him there. d. Ask Mrs. Lee to undress Clyde down to his underwear.
What role did women have in the New England colonies?
A)They generally had no independence at all from men. B)They had the same legal rights as men but could not vote. C)They made no decisions and simply followed the orders of men. D)They had no legal rights, but they were able to vote and hold public office. E)They were respected for their work but were legally inferior  to men.