EMS has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. Today, paramedic emergency care emphasizes all of the following actions EXCEPT:
a. providing competent emergency care.
b. prescribing certain medications to patients who are not transported.
c. providing emotional support to patients and their families.
d. drawing on a strong knowledge of pathophysiology.
b
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A 20-year-old male has been stabbed in the abdomen. Assessment reveals him to be unresponsive with shallow breathing and a low blood pressure. Which instructions will you provide to your new EMT partner given that the patient has been involved in a crime?
A) "I am not worried about potential evidence. I am just worried about the patient." B) "Do not worry about documenting the crime scene in your report. The police report will reflect that information." C) "We are not to move the patient to the stretcher until the police are done photographing the scene." D) "When cutting his shirt off, make sure not to cut through the area where the knife penetrated."
Indiscriminate use of codeine may lead to:
A. hypertension B. excessive coughing C. dependence D. insomnia
Which of the following positions may be substituted for the lithotomy position for elderly and physically challenged patients?
a. Semi-Fowler's b. Sims' c. Supine d. Knee-chest e. Prone
Snoring respirations are most rapidly managed by
A. suctioning the oropharynx B. initiating assisted ventilations C. correctly positioning the head D. inserting an oropharnygeal airway