When a patient undergoes induced hypothermia to a level of 68°F or below, it is termed to be:
a. light
b. moderate
c. deep
d. profound
d
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You have been dispatched to a residence for a 14-year-old female complaining of abdominal pain. As you enter the living room, you see the conscious patient lying on a couch with her father and an Emergency Medical Responder at her side. Which one of the following actions would be most appropriate to perform first?
A) Determine the chief complaint. B) Ask her father to leave the room. C) Introduce yourself and your partner. D) Get permission to treat the patient.
Of the departments surveyed, what percentage was conducting some type of fire and life safety education based on the 2006 study conducted by the Home Safety Council?
A) 86 percent B) 10 percent C) 25 percent D) 15 percent
Pure time-triggered ventilation is the same as what type of ventilation?
a. Assist b. Intermittent mandatory ventilation c. Assist and control d. Proportional assist
Pain occurs when the amount of blood flowing through the narrowed or blocked coronary artery is less than the amount of acidic byproducts that build up in the myocardium.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)