You have arrived on the scene of a stabbing. As you approach the patient, you note that his shirt is off and a single stab wound to the right lower quadrant of the abdomen is evident. The patient appears unresponsive as you approach. At the patient's side, your first action should be to:

A) Cover the wound with a nonporous dressing
B) Examine the patient's airway
C) Quickly look for additional stab wounds
D) Provide oxygen via nonrebreather face mask


B) Examine the patient's airway

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a. The order placed. b. The shipment received. c. The purchase order. d. The delivery method.

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The subscriber on an account:

is also the guarantor. is also the patient. can be the guarantor and the patient. can be the guarantor but not the patient.

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Day management involves fulfilling the standardized protocols intended to assess and measure the patient's progress, ability, and function throughout the patient's stay in the nursing facility

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Nonmaleficence means

a. to do no harm. b. to do only what is beneficial. c. to tell the truth. d. to do only what the patient accepts.

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