When the supply of oxygen in the blood is low, the skin looks bluish, which is called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
cyanosis
A bluish color of the skin is called cyanosis.
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You and your partner are first on the scene of a bleacher collapse at a local raceway. As you exit the ambulance, you note several patients seated throughout the debris from the seats. In this situation, which action would you perform first?
A) Determine the severity of injuries. B) Wait for additional units to arrive. C) Determine the number of patients. D) Notify the local hospitals of a mass-casualty incident.
When assessing a sick or injured patient, which of these indicates the appropriate order in which this assessment should occur?
A) Primary assessment; reassessment, secondary assessment B) Scene size-up, secondary assessment, primary assessment C) Scene size-up, primary assessment, secondary assessment D) Scene size-up, history, secondary assessment, primary assessment
Which one of the following patients requires the AEMT to remove an impaled object in the field?
A) Woman with a knife to the right side of her chest; she is short of breath and coughing up blood B) Male patient who fell on a screwdriver, which is impaled through his hand; the patient is in pain and requesting that you remove the screwdriver C) Young woman with a broken pencil through her cheek and into the oropharynx; blood from the injury is trickling into her airway D) Male patient with a six-inch knife to his left upper quadrant; there is active bleeding around the injury site
Which of the following is NOT a technology that can positively impact medication error prevention?
Bar coding Automated dispensing machines Smart infusion pumps Global positioning systems