A male patient has sustained gunshot wounds to the neck and abdomen. He is unresponsive and has gurgling respirations. Your immediate action would be to:
A) Insert a nasal airway and place the patient on a long backboard
B) Place a cervical collar and position the patient on a long board
C) Start positive pressure ventilation and then place a cervical collar and maintain manual spine motion restriction
D) Suction the airway while providing manual spine motion restriction
D) Suction the airway while providing manual spine motion restriction
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Tom is a 42-year-old black male who presents to the ED with vision problems. He states that when he woke up this morning, he noticed that the vision in his left eye was "funky." He describes it like "having a dark shadow across the lower portion of my eye." He had no visual disturbances when he retired the night before, and denies any vision problems previously. He does not wear glasses for
distance, though he acknowledged he would probably need reading glasses "soon." He denies any history of hypertension, diabetes or high cholesterol. He is very physically fit and says he watches his diet and exercises "religiously." A neuro-ophthalmologist was called to consult and she diagnosed Tom with ischemic optic neuropathy. She prescribed large doses of steroids and told Tom there was a good chance his vision would improve or return entirely. She told Tom to follow-up with her in one week. Dx: Ischemic optic neuropathy First-listed diagnosis: ________ Fill in the blank with correct word.
The cytochrome oxidase test is used primarily for the identification of
A) gram-negative organisms. B) Veillonella species. C) gram-positive organisms. D) Micrococcus species.
At what point should the decontamination team be established?
a. As soon as the potential for exposure is established. b. As soon as it is determined that an exposure has occurred. c. Before entry is made into the hot zone. d. When the entry team is preparing to exit the hot zone.
In what section of the Transaction Entry dialog box are charges for patient encounters entered?
A. Payments, Adjustments, and Comments B. Patient/Account Information C. Charges D. All of these are correct.