A reverse breathing pattern found in people with severe respiratory distress, which moves the chest in on the inhalation and constricts the rib cage, then moves the chest out on the exhalation and expands the rib cage
What will be an ideal response?
Paradoxical breathing
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Your patient presents with a wound to her forearm. Your exam reveals a 3 cm wound that has smooth edges and appears to go through several layers of tissue. This type of soft tissue injury is best classified as a:
A. crush injury. B. puncture. C. contusion. D. laceration.
Assessment of patients with water-related emergencies is not remarkably different from assessment of patients with other emergencies. In addition to BSI, OEC Technicians may:
a. need to wear an SCBA (Scott Air-Pak). b. need to swim in deep water to retrieve a patient. c. need to don a personal floatation device. d. be required to wear a cold-water rescue suit and stand on a flotation ramp.
A reference tool that should be placed in every emergency vehicle for use when responding to a possible "hazmat" incident is/are:
A) MSDS sheets from local chemical users and suppliers. B) The Emergency Response Guidebook. C) The Merck manual. D) The Physician's Desk Reference.