You are transporting a depressed patient who states that she is thinking of killing herself by taking a "whole bunch of pills." After providing this information, the patient has refused to speak and has remained silent. Your physical assessment of the patient reveals she is stable. How often should vital signs be reassessed?
A) Once at the scene and once en route to the ED
B) Only baseline vital signs are required
C) Every 5 minutes
D) Every 15 minutes
D) Every 15 minutes
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A) encourage the patient to relax and accept the airway. B) contact medical direction for advisement. C) deflate the cuffs and remove the airway. D) suction the airway through the ETC.
When patients have food allergies, they will follow an allergy avoidance or elimination diet. Depending on the severity and type of symptoms, an elimination diet may range from:
A) ?minimally to moderately restrictive in the amounts of foods allowed B) moderately to severely restrictive in the amounts of foods allowed C) minimally to severely restrictive in the amounts of foods allowed D) all of the above
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is NOT a degenerative disease of the CNS?
A) Huntington's chorea B) Parkinson's disease C) epilepsy D) Alzheimer's disease