A frantic mother has contacted EMS because she believes that her 4-year-old daughter got into her blood pressure medications and ate three or four pills. She presents as awake and confused with pale skin that is cool and diaphoretic. Her pulse is rapid and respirations adequate. Vital signs are pulse 116, respirations 22, blood pressure 82/44, and SpO2 99%. After completing the primary
assessment, your immediate action would be to:
A) apply high-concentration oxygen.
B) educate the mother on safe storage of medications.
C) contact poison control and induce vomiting.
D) obtain the name and dosage of the medication.
D
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A) the patient is in cardiac arrest, but the rhythm causing it cannot be corrected with a shock. B) the AED has malfunctioned and you should proceed with CPR. C) the machine has detected that it would be dangerous to deliver a shock and you must check to make sure no one is in contact with the patient before analyzing again. D) the patient is not in cardiac arrest.
At the end of Phase 0, what does the voltage inside the myocardial cell equal?
A. +30 mV B. +15 mV C. -30 mV D. -90 mV
Density is the ____ of a substance under specified conditions of pressure and temperature.
A. volume per unit mass B. mass per unit volume C. mass D. volume
During ear irrigation, pour the warmed solution into a sterile basin and fill the syringe with 75 mL of solution.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)