You have arrived at the side of a 35-year-old female who is 37 weeks pregnant and in labor. Your exam reveals crowning with contractions 60 seconds apart. Your immediate action would be to:
A) Place the patient on the cot in the left lateral recumbent position, and then proceed with emergency transport
B) Have the patient hold her legs together, and then move her to the ambulance for delivery of the baby
C) Obtain vital signs, and then move the patient to the ambulance for a nonemergency transport
D) Place the patient on her back, and then open and prepare the OB kit
D) Place the patient on her back, and then open and prepare the OB kit
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a. let them in at their own risk. b. confirm the information on safety, and send an escort to assure the reporter's safety. c. have the reporter arrested for asking. d. ignore the reporter; he/she will go away.
In which ventricular dysrhythmia do the ventricle walls quiver, preventing any movement of blood out of the ventricles and resulting in no cardiac output?
A. Ventricular flutter B. Supraventricular tachycardia C. Ventricular fibrillation D. Ventricular tachycardia
This agency regulates the glove specification for the health care industry
a. CDA b. OSHA c. FDA d. EPA
The drainage and collection device attached to chest tubes relies on a water seal to reestablish negative pressure in the pleural cavity
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false