If you cannot stop severe bleeding with pressure and cannot use a tourniquet (groin, axilla, neck, face and/or scalp), you should consider:
a. putting your gloved finger in the wound
b. packing the wound with a hemostatic agent
c. rapid transportation and no more dressings
d. helicopter evacuation to a trauma center
B
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a. Neural crest cells b. Neural tube
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Which of the following can stimulate hyperventilation?
A) hypothermia B) metabolic alkalosis C) hypoxia D) hypertension
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Add or subtract the decimals. 9.88 - 0.09 =
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A licensed practical nurse is not permitted to ________.
A. take temperatures, blood pressures, or respiratory rates B. make beds and serve meals C. give a bed bath D. perform dressing changes and apply compresses E. perform some intravenous (IV) procedures
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