A female patient who is 35 weeks pregnant tripped and fell down 12 stairs. She is complaining of back pain as well as nausea. She is fully immobilized and being nonemergently transported to the hospital for evaluation. While en route, she exclaims that she is having contractions and thinks that her water may have broken. Which one of the following should you do immediately?
A) Provide rapid transport and continue monitoring.
B) Examine her genitalia for crowning or bleeding.
C) Tilt the long spine board to the left side.
D) Release her from the long board and prepare for delivery.
B
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A) Cost-effective treatment. B) The best possible treatment. C) Federally approved healthcare. D) Patient confidentiality.
Once the patient is extricated from the vehicle, your focus at the scene should be on:
A) determining surrounding hazards. B) ordering transport. C) continuing care and patient packaging for transport. D) determining measures of care.
Which of the following is a display and recording of the electrical activity of skeletal muscle?
a. ECG b. EEG c. EGD d. EMG
An expired newborn under 28 days of age is referred to as _________________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word