If a medication error occurs, the person responsible must immediately report the error to the
A. patient.
B. health department.
C. medical office manager and the physician.
D. physician.
C.medical office manager and the physician.
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a. Medial strabismus b. Lateral strabismus c. Ptosis d. Altered pupillary light reflexes
An Emergency Medical Responder asks you to explain a pneumothorax. You would explain that a pneumothorax occurs when:
A) the lung becomes overinflated with air and collapses. B) air accumulates around the lung, causing a portion of it to collapse. C) the trachea becomes obstructed, causing the lungs to collapse. D) air enters the lung and alveoli from a traumatic opening in the chest wall.
A patient complains of lower back pain after falling down five stairs. Assessment of the patient's cervical spine reveals no displacement, tenderness, or instability. The patient does state that each leg has feelings of "electrical shocks" shooting through them. How should the EMT care for this patient?
A) Release manual spine motion restriction precautions B) Apply a properly sized cervical collar after initiating manual spine motion restriction C) Secure the patient to a backboard without a cervical collar D) Inform the team that spine motion restriction precautions are not needed
Paramedics are responding to a male patient who is complaining of pain in the genitalia region after being hit by a baseball. When assessing this patient, which of the following would be an inappropriate method of performing an examination?
a. Have bystanders in the room to serve as witnesses. b. Have the patient examine himself and tell the paramedic if there are any abnormalities. c. Maintain the patient's privacy as much as possible. d. Try to have at least two rescuers present.