You have arrived on the scene of an explosion in a warehouse used to store fertilizers. A paramedic, who has already triaged the nine patients involved, directs you to a young man sitting under a tree. The man states that he is having excruciating ear pain. The initial assessment and rapid trauma assessment reveal no obvious injuries. Given this presentation, the EMT would recognize which of the
following?
A) Inner ear damage caused by the noise of the explosion
B) Primary phase blast injury to the inner ear
C) Secondary blast injury to the inner ear
D) Ear damage caused by exposure to superheated air
B
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Which of the following are prerequisites to successful home-based mechanical ventilation?
1. Presence of adequate professional support 2. Willingness of family to accept responsibility 3. Patient's condition, especially stability 4. Overall viability of the home care plan a. 1, 2, and 3 only b. 2 and 4 only c. 1, 2, 3, and 4 d. 3 and 4 only
A common finding in a neonate with MAS is a respiratory rate that is:
a. under 40/min. b. between 40 and 60/min. c. well over 60/min. d. cyclical with faster and then slower breaths.
Diagnosis-related groups are organized into mutually exclusive categories called __________, which are loosely based on body systems
a. intensity of resources b. major diagnostic categories c. risk of mortality d. severity of illness
The ________ is the lower jawbone and is the only movable bone in the skull.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).