You arrive at the scene of an assault. Police are on scene and have secured the scene. Another responder is holding manual stabilization of the patient's cervical spine. You would NEXT:
A) form your general impression. B) obtain a SAMPLE history.
C) conduct a detailed physical assessment. D) perform a rapid trauma survey.
A
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A) facet and foramen B) foramen and nucleus pulposus C) vertebral body and annulus fibrosus D) annulus fibrosus and nucleus polposus
Your patient is a 45-year-old female type I diabetic with a history of a nonhealing foot ulcer. On examination, you find that her pedal pulse is present, but she lacks sensation in her foot. This is most likely due to:
A) Brown-Séquard syndrome. B) Raynaud's disease. C) peripheral neuropathy. D) claudication.
____, or space making, is the creation of the path that will help remove patients from a crashed vehicle.
A. Situational grounding B. Extrication C. Disengagement D. Disentanglement
What is the term for the openings in the walls of interalveolar septa?
a. Loose space c. Canals of Lambert b. Clara cells d. Pores of Kohn