You are having a difficult time getting air from the bag-valve mask to pass into the lungs of a patient with suspected stroke. What should your first action be?
A) Perform a finger sweep of the airway
B) Administer abdominal thrusts
C) Turn the patient on his side and try ventilations again
D) Perform the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver again
D) Perform the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver again
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Injuries in the ________ are difficult to evaluate in the field because of its location away from the anterior body surface?
A) retroperitoneal abdomen B) pelvic cavity C) intrathoracic abdomen D) true abdomen
Your patient is a 25-year-old man who has a reddened area with blisters across the palm of his hand after grabbing the handle of a very hot iron skillet. Which of the following actions must be avoided in the prehospital management of this wound?
a. Applying a dry, sterile dressing b. Cooling the burn with cool water c. Applying an antibiotic ointment d. Elevating the wound above the level of the heart
A shortage of personnel must never be allowed to interfere with ________
A. unsafe patient transfer B. patient safety
Chest compression effectiveness is MOST effectively assessed by:
A) listening for a heartbeat with each compression. B) carefully measuring the depth of each compression. C) palpating for a carotid pulse with each compression. D) measuring the systolic blood pressure during compressions.