What is an abnormal finding that would indicate a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm?
a. Borborygmus
b. Commotio cordis
c. Cullen sign
d. Grey-Turner's sign
Ans: d. Grey-Turner's sign
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As blood volume is lost due to a traumatic injury, the body's response is to:
A) decrease heart rate and vasoconstrict major veins. B) increase heart rate and decrease systemic vascular resistance. C) decrease heart rate and promote peripheral vasoconstriction. D) increase heart rate and close precapillary arterioles.
The government entity that specifies radio bands utilized in EMS is the _______________________ _______________________ _______________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
You have been dispatched with the neonatal resuscitation team to an outlying hospital to stabilize and then transport a 30-week-gestation newborn to a neonatal intensive care unit. Which of the following methods should you use to maintain this newborn's body temperature?
A) Dress the newborn lightly in a T-shirt and diaper and cover loosely with a light blanket. B) Activate two or three chemical hot packs, place them against the newborn's body, and secure them by wrapping him in a receiving blanket. C) Wrap the newborn in a receiving blanket, covering the body and head but leaving the face exposed, and hold him securely against your body for warmth. D) Wrap the newborn in receiving blankets, covering the body and head but leaving the face exposed, and place 104°F hot water bottles next to him.
An RT is examining a patient suspected to have a left-sided tension pneumothorax. During in-spection and palpation, the RT notices the patient's trachea has shifted to the left. Is the patient's diagnosis correct?
a. Yes, the patient may have left-sided ten-sion pneumothorax. b. No, the patient may have left upper lobe atelectasis. c. No, the patient may have right lower lobe pneumonia. d. No, patient may have left-sided large pleural effusion.