You have arrived on a scene in which one person has been on the lateral side of the head with a pool stick. As you approach the patient, you note that he is sitting up and talking with the police. He is holding a blood-soaked towel over the left temporal area of his head. Which one of the following is your initial action in caring for this patient?
A) Determine the need for a nasal or oral airway.
B) Remove the towel to assess the gunshot wound.
C) Take manual inline spinal stabilization.
D) Obtain a pulse rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure.
C
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a. Root b. Proximal c. Alveolar d. Occlusal
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a. telephone for emergency medical care b. begin CPR c. loosen clothing around the neck d. none of the above
Body surface area involvement for coding burns is estimated based on the _________________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).