Which of the following people is allowed to continue providing patient care when the patient is to be "cleared" for delivery of a shock via the defibrillator?
A) Anyone in contact with the patient below the level of the patient's knees
B) The provider who is ventilating the patient, so long as the patient has been intubated by a paramedic so the provider does not directly touch the patient
C) The EMT performing bag-valve-mask ventilations
D) None of the above
D
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Your patient is a 16-year-old male with a reported history of ingesting 8 to 10 beers over the preceding 2 hours. He fell while jumping on a trampoline, striking his head on the metal framing of the trampoline. There was no reported loss of consciousness, but the patient has a laceration to the occipital area of the head. The patient is alert and oriented to person, time, and place but fails to
show appropriate concern for his injury and has slurred speech. The parents are unavailable. Which of the following is the best course of action? A) Treat the patient under the doctrine of implied consent of the parents. B) Treat the patient as an emancipated minor and allow him to decide whether he wants treatment and transport. C) Have the patient arrested for underage drinking, and obtain the consent of law enforcement to treat the patient. D) Use the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur to support your decision to either treat and release or treat and transport.
Which of these patients is most at risk for problems to the airway and breathing?
A) A 32-year-old male who has stopped taking his seizure medications and experienced a 2-minute seizure B) A 23-year-old female with a history of seizures who has been seizing for 24 minutes C) An 11-year-old postictal boy with no history of seizures but with developmental delays D) A 76-year-old female who takes anticonvulsant medications and just began seizing
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What will be an ideal response?
Understanding the patient's developmental stage will help the Paramedic adjust his approach accordingly and to connect more therapeutically with the patient.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)