What is an antiseptic?
What will be an ideal response?
An agent used on living tissues to destroy bacteria or halt their growth. Antiseptic soaps are used by the radiographer for washing hands and preprocedural mouthrinses are used by the patient to reduce microorganisms present in aerosols.
You might also like to view...
The person using fire modeling has to have a good understanding of how models can improve their ability to hypothesize the development of the fire and its consumption of the material present
a. True b. False
A 44-year-old woman was hiking in a state park when she was bitten by a snake in her left calf. To get help, she had to hike four miles to the first-aid station where you are located. The hike took her one and a half hours. Your assessment reveals a red and swollen area to her leg, and she complains of discomfort to that area. Closer inspection reveals two puncture wounds in the center of the
affected area. She asks you if she is going to die from the snake bite. Which one of the following is the BEST reply? A) "Based on the way the bite looks, I think that you were bitten by a nonpoisonous snake." B) "Walking all of that distance probably saved you since your body metabolized the poison faster." C) "You need to get checked out, but if venom was injected, the signs and symptoms of a generalized reaction typically appear very quickly." D) "We need to get you to the hospital immediately. Anytime that a snake bites it injects venom from its fangs."
Phlebitis is an inflammatory condition of the:
A) heart. B) valves. C) lungs. D) veins.
Many patients with a major illness go through a period of ________.
A. elation B. depression C. rehabilitation D. hypochondria