The physical examination begins when the AEMT FIRST:
A) talks to the patient.
B) sees the patient.
C) asks the patient about past history.
D) touches the patient.
B
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Medical coding is the process of assigning ________ characters that represent patient diagnoses and services
a. alphabetic b. numeric c. symbolic d. alphanumeric
Your patient is a 50-year-old motorcyclist who received a lateral impact from an automobile as he went through an intersection. He has an open right tibia/fibula fracture. He also has a fracture of his left forearm and some abrasions. He was wearing a helmet and suffered no loss of consciousness. He currently has a strong radial pulse of 100, his skin is warm and moist, and he has adequate respirations at 20 per minute. Assuming no significant findings during a rapid trauma exam and intact distal neurovascular status, which of the following is the best way to manage this patient's lower extremity trauma?
A) Use anatomical splinting provided by placing the patient on a long backboard.
B) Secure padded long board splints laterally and medially.
C) Apply PASG.
D) Apply a traction splint.
Select the word that is spelled correctly.?
A) ?brankoscopy B) ?branchoscopy C) ?bronchoscopy D) ?bronchocopy
____ occurs when the patient's minute ventilation cannot keep up with CO2 production.
A. Ventilatory failure B. Refractory hypoxemia C. Oxygenation failure D. Deadspace ventilation