When should the EMT use the Apgar scoring system on a newborn?
A) Before and after the baby is dried and warmed
B) Ten minutes after birth and then at 20 minutes, if needed
C) Just prior to delivery and then five minutes after delivery
D) One and five minutes after the baby has been delivered
D) One and five minutes after the baby has been delivered
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While providing an in-service on abdominal pain, your medical director states that there are several different categories of pain and asks if anyone can identify and describe visceral pain. Which of the following responses is correct?
a. "Visceral pain is typically described as ‘sharp' and occurs when a hollow organ has become infected." b. "A patient can easily locate the exact site of visceral pain, which is typically associated with nausea and vomiting." c. "Visceral pain occurs when an infection of the peritoneum lining the abdomen causes a rapid increase in body temperature." d. "A patient with visceral pain typically describes the pain as ‘aching' and has a difficult time identifying its exact location."
Digital intubation can be performed on trauma patients because:
A) the head does not have to be placed in a sniffing position. B) most trauma patients have distortion of the airway anatomy. C) orotracheal intubation is unsafe to perform on trauma patients. D) the technique is easier to perform than other forms of intubation.
You are dispatched for an elderly male with dyspnea. When you arrive, you find the patient sitting in a chair. He is semiconscious and unable to effectively communicate with you. As you perform a primary assessment, your partner applies 100% oxygen and a pulse oximeter, which reads 85%. The MOST reliable indicator of cerebral hypoxia in this patient is his:
A. complaint of dyspnea. B. mental status alteration. C. inability to communicate. D. decreased oxygen saturation.