Infants and children can become rapidly dehydrated. Before surgery begins, an ______________ line is inserted to maintain access to the circulatory system
A. IV C. catheter
B. endotracheal tube D. tube
ANS: A
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Which statement about denying transport is CORRECT?
a. People with even the most minor injuries should be evaluated if they refuse transport. b. The risks of patient refusals are greater than those of denying transport. c. If a call is canceled en route, completing a PCR is optional but not necessary. d. The difference between "no patients found" and "only minor injuries, patient refusing transport" is relatively insignificant in documentation.
A male patient was found in cardiac arrest by coworkers. On arrival you determined him to be in cardiac arrest and you started CPR. The AED was quickly placed and you shocked him once, restoring a heartbeat. During transport, the patient remains unresponsive, but is breathing and has a pulse. When conducting the reassessment phase on this patient, you should do which one of the following?
A) Perform a trauma assessment. B) Recheck vital signs. C) Remove the oropharyngeal airway. D) Obtain a blood pressure every 20 minutes.
The bite of which of the following spiders that are indigenous to Australia may produce significant toxicity and thus should be treated as potentially life threatening?
a. Black widow spider b. Bark scorpion c. Funnel web spider d. Wolf spider
List three types of advance directives discussed in this chapter