While riding a bike, a young boy fell onto a stick protruding from the ground. The stick impaled him in the neck. The boy immediately pulled the stick out and ran home, where his mother called 911. Assessment reveals a gaping wound to the right neck. All hemorrhage has clotted off and manual cervical spine motion restriction is being maintained. Which instructions should you provide to the other EMTs on scene?
A) "Take some sterile gauze and carefully place it inside the open wound to prevent additional bleeding."
B) "Place an occlusive dressing over the wound and tape it on all four sides."
C) "Apply a sterile dressing over the wound and hold it in place by wrapping roller gauze around his neck."
D) "Do not worry about covering the wound; just place a cervical collar on the patient and carefully transfer him to the long board."
B) "Place an occlusive dressing over the wound and tape it on all four sides."
You might also like to view...
One psi of pressure raises a column of water ____ feet
A. 0.433 B. 0.866 C. 2.31 D. 7.48
Compression of face using intermittent pressure device
A) 2W10X6Z B) 2W10X7Z C) 2W11X6Z D) 2W11X7Z
Fax machines in a medical office
A. should be placed in the most convenient location in the office. B. are used to send confidential information. C. are not permitted based on state and federal laws. D. should be placed in a secure location.
Which of the following may have large particle sizes in a two-phase system?
Ointment Paste Magma Levigation