A tourniquet should be cleaned and decontaminated frequently, because ________________________
What will be an ideal response?
it may be contaminated with infectious blood.
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Which one of the following actions performed by the EMT indicates appropriate care with the AED when treating a patient in cardiac arrest?
A) He places the AED pads two inches away from a transdermal medication patch on the patient's chest. B) He intentionally withholds a shock on a patient in cardiac arrest who has an implantable defibrillator. C) He places, then quickly removes, a set of electrodes in an attempt to remove hair from a patient's chest. D) He applies one electrode over the top of the power source for a pacemaker located on the patient's chest.
Asthma is prevalent in five to ten percent of the pediatric population.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
First prenatal visit for 14-year-old patient who is 32 weeks pregnant:
A) O9.613, Z3A.32. B) O09.613, O09.33, Z3A.32. C) Z34.03, Z3A.32. D) O09.30, O0.613, Z3A.32.
The first step of first aid is to ____
A) recognize that an emergency exists B) call emergency medical services C) check the victim for breathing D) check the victim for bleeding