While treating a patient who was assaulted by a mob of angry people in a bar, the EMT finds the patient to be confused, tachycardic, with cool skin and a poor capillary refill. Based on this information, how would you categorize this patient?
A) Stable
B) Potentially unstable
C) Unstable
D) Potential high priority
C) Unstable
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Rx: Dextrose 35% 5L. You will prepare the prescription by mixing Dextrose 50% and Dextrose 20%. How much Dextrose 50% will be needed?
A) 2,500 mL B) 3,000 mL C) 3,500 mL D) 4,000 mL
The process for prepping the puncture site for this procedure is similar to that for an arterial puncture. What is the procedure?
a. blood culture collection b. bleeding time c. routine venipuncture d. capillary puncture
A(n) ________ provides treatment to people who are physically, mentally, developmentally, or emotionally disabled
a. occupational therapist (OT) b. physical therapist (PT) c. physician's assistant (PA) d. registered nurse (RN)
A drug that blocks the muscarinic receptors in the peripheral nervous system would be classified as a:
A) sympathomimetic. B) sympatholytic. C) parasympathomimetic. D) parasympatholytic.