Your patient is a 33-year-old man who has a gunshot wound to his right leg and has active, steady, dark red bleeding. He is awake, pale, and diaphoretic. He has a strong radial pulse of 112 per minute, a respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute, and a blood pressure of 122/82 mmHg. He has no other injuries or complaints. Which of the following is the BEST sequence of steps in the management of
this patient?
A) High-concentration oxygen, elevation of the extremity, and application of ice
B) High-concentration oxygen, tourniquet, PASG, and elevation of the extremity
C) Cervical spine immobilization, high-concentration oxygen, direct pressure, and pressure point compression
D) Direct pressure, high-concentration oxygen, and splinting the leg
D
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A. loose B. tight C. hitched D. doubled
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Tom Jones is admitted to Sunny View Hospital on February 3 and assigned patient number 123456. One year later, he is readmitted and assigned number 133890. The patient record from the folder labeled 123456 is renumbered as 133890 and filed in the newly created folder (also numbered 133890). Folder 123456 remains in the filing system with a note indicating the new patient number. The system being
used is called: A) numerical B) serial numbering C) serial-unit numbering D) unit numbering