A patient may bite down on a sterilized cotton roll that is placed on the same side of the bite block as the teeth to provide stablization and add to patient comfort
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False. A sterilized cotton roll may be placed on the opposite side of the bite block to provide stabilization and add to patient comfort.
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a. Early-acting cytokine b. Late-acting cytokine c. Lineage-specific cytokine d. Early-acting and multilineage cytokine
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
You are caring for a 59-year-old male involved in a motor-vehicle crash. During your assessment, you note that his pelvis is unstable, he is pale and diaphoretic, and his blood pressure is 80/50 mm Hg. Use of the pneumatic antishock garment (PASG) would be absolutely contraindicated if further assessment of this patient revealed:
A. coarse crackles in the lungs B. collapsed jugular veins. C. bilateral femur fractures D. a rigid, distended abdomen.