A 41-year-old male snowboarder struck his head on a metal rail. As you approach him, you note that he appears confused and has blood on the left side of his face and head, and on his shirt. His breathing appears to be labored. Which of the following actions should you perform immediately?
a. Check his pupils for equality and reactivity.
b. Apply oxygen at 15 LPM via nonrebreather mask.
c. Apply manual in-line spinal immobilization.
d. Expose the chest to look for possible bleeding.
Answer: c
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A) Color over the term "left" with black ink and write the word "right" next to it. B) Start the entire prehospital care report over from the beginning. C) Carefully use White-Out to cover the term "left" but nothing else in the narrative. D) Draw a single line through the term "left" and write the word "right" next to it.
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a. Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue b. Diseases of the Nervous System c. Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa d. Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process
The exercise challenge test is used to diagnose which of the following?
A) Lung stress B) Total lung capacity C) Exercise-induced asthma D) Cystic fibrosis
The medical assistant can be most helpful by being as sensitive as possible to the state of emotion of all those who are dealing with the terminally ill patient's death.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)