Following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) order of draw, blue Vacutainers are drawn first.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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What is the best way to avoid MRSA infection?
a. Perform hand hygiene. b. Use an antiseptic cream and bandage to cover cuts. c. Use EPA-registered disinfectants to clean surfaces that have come in contact with infected areas d. All of the above.
You are on a call of a minor vehicle accident. Your patient is a 22-year-old male who was the driver of a moderate T-Bone collision. The patient was not wearing a seat belt and there was spidering of the windshield. The patient complains of neck pain and has a scalp laceration. After performing the primary assessment, you take vital signs and bandage the patient's scalp. When you tell him you
need to backboard him, he refuses care and ambulance transport. Because the person is alert and oriented to time, place, and person, you have the patient sign the separate patient refusal form provided by your service. How should you document this incident in your EMS report? A) You should only document what treatment you performed before the patient refused treatment. B) You should document your patient care and then simply document that the patient was informed of the risks prior to his refusal. Anything extra is unnecessary and wastes time. C) You should document everything including all patient care, all of your attempts to persuade the patient to go by ambulance, and who witnessed the patient refusal. D) No report is needed because the patient refused transport and signed the refusal.
A patient who has lost 1 liter of blood is conscious with a patent airway, but his extremities are pale and cold to the touch. Vital signs are pulse 130, respirations are 22 and adequate, blood pressure is 74/56, and SpO2 is 95% on room air. Which one of the following is most needed by this patient to increase perfusion to the cells?
A) Increased blood pressure by giving IV fluids B) Administration of oxygen C) Increased number of red blood cells and plasma volume D) Keeping the patient warm
Pediatric patients compensate well for shock for a prolonged period of time.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)