Your patient is a 17-year-old male who is spitting and coughing after swallowing some gasoline while siphoning from a gas tank. Which of the following should you do first?
A) Have the patient drink a glass of milk.
B) Contact medical control.
C) Administer syrup of ipecac.
D) Insert a Combitube or another blind insertion device, if you are trained to do so.
B
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Which of the following statements about immersion hypothermia is false?
a. A patient pulled from cold water should be moved to a warm environment immediately. b. Immersion hypothermia typically does not occur until the water temperature is below 35°F. c. Adults typically can withstand exposure to colder water for a longer period of time than can children. d. It is important to remove the clothes of a patient exposed to cold water as soon as possible.
The term "tachycardia" means:
A) slow heart. B) fast heart. C) normal heart. D) sinus rhythm.
Which of the following agencies oversees drug recalls?
TJC ISMP DEA FDA
Discuss Robert Chatburn's ventilator classification system.
What will be an ideal response?