A patient was trapped in a burning apartment before being rescued by firefighters. As you approach him, you note that his legs and arms are burned. The patient is screaming in pain and coughing, but no longer actively burning. Given this information, which intervention would you perform first?
A) Perform a secondary assessment to determine if nonburn injuries are present
B) Estimate the percentage of the patient's body that has been burned
C) Determine whether the patient has partial-thickness or deep partial-thickness burns
D) Decide whether to administer oxygen with a nasal cannula or nonrebreather mask
D) Decide whether to administer oxygen with a nasal cannula or nonrebreather mask
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a. Technology, business, and health sciences b. Medicine, computers, and data management c. Computers, information, and health sciences d. Public health, business, and computers
A physician providing a consultation must document his or her opinion in the medical record and render the opinion in writing to the requesting physician
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Nitrogen narcosis is a condition that affects divers at depths greater than 100 feet. Which of the following signs and symptoms is typical of nitrogen narcosis?
a. Muscle cramping b. Altered consciousness/impaired judgment c. Hyperventilation d. Apnea
Hyposecretion of the adrenal glands can cause:
A) Graves' disease. B) hypoglycemia. C) Cushing's syndrome. D) Addison's disease.