To gain access to a patient entrapped in a car, the rescuers must use the "jaws of life" to open the door. The EMT should recognize this situation as:
A) complex access.
B) rapid extrication.
C) simple access.
D) hydraulic stabilization.
A
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A medical assistant witnesses a coworker forging a signature on a patient's chart. Which of the following is most true?
a. The forgery is not a criminal act, but a civil violation. b. The medical assistant who witnessed the forgery is completely innocent of any act. c. The medical assistant the witnessed the forgery is liable for wrong doing if she does not report the incident. d. The forgery of the document is nonfeasance.
Five minutes have passed since you assisted in the delivery of a full-term baby boy. Based on your knowledge of physiological changes in the neonate, which would be most concerning?
A) Heart rate of 88 beats per minute B) Respiratory drop from 52 to 38 breaths per minute C) Rectal temperature of 99.8 degrees Fahrenheit D) Systolic blood pressure of 70 mmHg
Anesthesia physical status modifier that refers to a patient who will most likely not survive without the operation
A) -P2 B) -P3 C) -P4 D) -P5
Samples may be rejected for testing if:
a. the sample was drawn above a running IV b. the sample was not labeled with the patient's complete name c. an anticoagulated sample had a clot d. all of the above