The unilateral termination of the paramedic-patient relationship by the paramedic without assurance that an equal or greater level of care will continue is known as:
A) misfeasance.
B) abandonment.
C) assault.
D) battery.
B
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Individuals who may need to be transported with the patient for medical reasons include all of the following EXCEPT a(n):
a. home nurse. b. interpreter (either sign language or spoken language). c. caregiver for the severely mentally impaired. d. assistance dog.
Your patient is a 76-year-old female who was initially lethargic but responded to verbal stimuli. According to family members, the patient experienced a sudden decrease in responsiveness. She had a left-sided facial droop, aphasia, a dilated and nonreactive right pupil, and a flaccid left arm. Lung sounds are decreased bilaterally. HR = 58, BP = 172/102, RR = 6 and shallow, SaO2 = 88%. As you start to treat her, the patient has a generalized seizure lasting about 30 seconds. She is now unresponsive. Which of the following is most appropriate?
A) Intubation, IV of normal saline at a keep open rate, cardiac monitor, blood glucose determination, sublingual nitroglycerin spray, transport without delay B) Hyperventilate by bag-valve mask, IV of normal saline at a keep open rate, check blood glucose level, administer 25 gm of dextrose if needed, administer naloxone and thiamine, intubate if no improvement, transport without delay C) Intubation, IV of normal saline at a keep open rate, cardiac monitor, blood glucose determination, transport without delay D) Hyperventilate by bag-valve mask, IV of normal saline at a keep open rate, diazepam 5 mg IV, intubate if no improvement, transport without delay
The oxygenation status of a burn victim is most appropriately measured by which of the follow-ing?
a. CO-oximeter c. In vitro blood gas analyzer b. Pulse oximeter d. In vivo blood gas monitor
The rule of nines is used to calculate the percentage of body surface burned
Indicate whether the statement is true or false