When assessing the chest of a patient who was shot multiple times, you find a gunshot wound to the third intercostal space on the left lateral chest. What should you do immediately?
A) Check for equality of breath sounds
B) Initiate positive pressure ventilation with oxygen
C) Roll the patient and look for an exit wound
D) Cover the opening with a gloved hand
D) Cover the opening with a gloved hand
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A. the cost of treatment B. explanation of advantages and risks to treatment C. alternatives available to the patient D. potential outcomes to the treatment
At which point would an electronic lab order be assigned a pending status?
A) As soon as the order is in progress B) As soon as the clinician reviews the results C) As soon as the order has preliminary results D) As soon as the order is created
How can health care professionals increase feelings of security of patients who are hospitalized?
Though there is no universally accepted age limit for classifying a patient as a child, the most common dividing line is the ______ birthday
? A) ?13th B) ?14th C) ?15th D) ?None of the above