After ensuring that there are no life-threatening conditions to the airway, breathing, and circulation, the priority in caring for a patient with hypothermia is:
A) Providing passive rewarming
B) Assessing for complications
C) Preventing additional heat loss
D) Starting active rewarming measures
C) Preventing additional heat loss
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Because a child's body surface area compared to weight is ______________ an adult's, a child is more likelyto suffer from hypothermia
a. equivalentto b. largerthan c. the same as d. smaller than
A stroke patient cannot move his left arm or leg. Based on this presentation, the EMT should strongly suspect that the stroke has occurred in what part of the central nervous system?
A) Left side of the brain B) Left side of the spinal cord C) Right side of the brain D) Right and left side of the brain
You are reviewing care for snake bites before your wilderness trip with friends. You note that appropriate treatment would include:
a. sucking the poison out of the bite wound. b. applying ice to the bite wound to decrease pain and swelling. c. applying a tourniquet above the bite wound to prevent spread of the venom. d. immobilizing the affected extremity and placing it at the level of the heart.
Code ____________________ is used to report a CT scan of the brain using low osmolar contrast
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word