A 24-year-old male is struggling to remain afloat in a lake, approximately 10 feet from the shore. The best way to help this patient is to:
A) wade out toward him and encourage him to swim to you.
B) swim out to him with a flotation device.
C) throw him two plastic milk bottles, tied to a rope.
D) yell questions at him from the shore, to collect a medical history.
C
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Mr. Newman was admitted to the hospital on 10/01/YY and ____________________ from the hospital on 10/05/YY
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Explain what confidentiality is.
What will be an ideal response?
The four elements needed to sustain a charge of negligence against a paramedic are:
A) duty to act, actual damages, malicious intent, and significant harm. B) breach of duty, actual damages, malicious intent, and reckless disregard of results. C) duty to act, breach of that duty, actual damages, and proximate cause. D) breach of duty, violation of EMS codes, proximate cause, and failure to document the action.
SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).A 36-year-old male has fallen from a second-story window after drinking heavily at a party. He complains of pain in his left forearm but there is no external sign of injury there. He also tells you that he cannot feel his legs. His breathing is diaphragmatic.To minimize the patient's head and neck movement prior to packaging him on an immobilization device for transport, you will need to:
A. administer oxygen with a bag mask. B. apply sterile dressings to the distracting injury. C. treat for hyperextension injury. D. select and apply an appropriate cervical collar.