An 8-year-old child was chasing his dog when the boy ran out into the street and was struck by a car. He is responsive to verbal stimuli and has an unstable pelvis and a bruise to the side of his face. His airway is open and his breathing is rapid and shallow. His radial pulse is rapid and weak and his skin is cool, moist, and diaphoretic. The patient also has abrasions to his back after being thrown by the car onto the pavement. Based on these assessment findings, the EMT would treat the patient for which life-threatening condition?
A) Hypoxia
B) Head injury
C) Shock
D) Back injury
C) Shock
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A) "Take it every 4 hours around the clock, even if you feel fine." B) "Make sure to store the metered-dose inhaler in your refrigerator." C) "You should only take the medication after calling your doctor." D) "It is important to shake the inhaler vigorously before taking the medication."
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a. Total WBC count b. Differential count c. Total WBC and differential counts d. Total lymphocyte counts
Which of the following is considered one of the key components of a patient encounter in determining the level of an E&M service?
What will be an ideal response?
Dilation of a tubular Body Part is accomplished by:
A) cutting the wall. B) stretching the lumen. C) cutting part of the orifice. D) all of the above.