Which of the following factors would likely NOT skew a pulse oximetry reading?
A) Hypertension
B) Cold temperature
C) Carbon monoxide
D) Sickle-cell disease
Answer: A) Hypertension
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A) heat transfer from the environment to the body. B) excessive thermogenesis. C) both A and B D) none of the above
An imaginary line drawn vertically through the middle of the patient's body, dividing it into equal right and left sides would be identified as the:
A) frontal plane. B) transverse plane. C) midaxillary plane D) sagittal plane.
A 52-year-old male patient with a brain tumor has gone into respiratory arrest, but still has a pulse and obtainable blood pressure. You assign the task of artificially ventilating the patient with the bag-valve mask to a new Emergency Medical Responder. How will you instruct him to ventilate the patient?
A) Deliver 10 breaths per minute B) Give the patient 20 breaths per minute C) Administer 8 breaths per minute D) Give the patient 24 breaths per minute
When working with a hearing impaired patient, the Paramedic should shout to make it easier for the person to understand.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)