A utility worker was trimming branches away from a high power line when he accidentally cut the power line. He is unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless. You should begin CPR and then:
A. assess for an entrance and exit wound.
B. establish two large-bore IV lines.
C. apply full spinal motion restriction precautions.
D. apply the AED as soon as possible.
Answer: D. apply the AED as soon as possible.
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Your patient is a nine-month-old infant in respiratory distress with grunting respirations of 50 per minute, nasal flaring, and intercostal retractions. He is pale, and you note scattered bilateral wheezing on auscultation of the lungs. The mother states that the child is healthy and up-to-date on all his immunizations. Which of the following conditions is most likely, based on this information?
A) New onset asthma B) Bacterial tracheitis C) Bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus D) Epiglottitis due to Haemophilus influenzae type b
Alternative medicine:
A) works together with conventional treatments. B) is practiced in place of conventional treatments. C) both A and B. D) neither A nor B.
The average adult has about ____ quarts of blood
a. 2 to 3 b. 3 to 4 c. 4 to 6 d. 7 to 8
Which of the following is(are) part of the management process?
A. planning B. organizing C. directing D. controlling E. planning, organizing, directing, and controlling