When providing prehospital care to a female patient with a soft-tissue injury, which statement is true?
A) Gloves are needed only if the patient has an open soft-tissue injury
B) Hands should be washed even if gloves were worn during care
C) Sterile gloves are essential to prevent infection to the patient
D) Double-gloving is necessary to protect the EMT from blood borne diseases
B) Hands should be washed even if gloves were worn during care
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Which of the following best describes the role of rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in the prehospital management of patients with traumatic brain injury?
A) It is beneficial and should be used for all patients with traumatic brain injury who are experiencing trismus or who have an intact gag reflex. B) It is supported by anecdotal evidence, but no studies have been done to determine its feasibility or usefulness. C) It is controversial because of conflicting study results. D) It is detrimental, resulting in poorer neurological outcomes than in patients who received standard airway management.
You are by the side of a patient who is complaining of shortness of breath and has a history of heart failure. When assessing the airway, which one of the following observations BEST indicates a patent airway?
A) She can only speak in extremely short sentences. B) She is lethargic and confused to person, place, and time. C) She easily tells you that she is having chest pain. D) She is sitting in an upright position because she cannot lie flat.
Describe the error that results when inadequate vertical angulation is used when taking periapical radiographs using the bisecting technique
What will be an ideal response?
A written-contract account is
A. one that is open to charges made occasionally. B. an account with only one charge. C. one in which the physician and patient sign an agreement stating that the patient will pay the bill in more than four installments. D. the total of the items on the accounts receivable record and the total of the outstanding balance on the patient ledger cards.