Assessment of a young girl who was hit while riding her bike reveals her to be responsive to painful stimuli with flexion of the extremities and in respiratory distress. There is marked deformity to her thoracic spine and bruising noted to her anterior chest and abdomen. She does not move her legs when noxious stimuli are applied to the lower extremities. Manual inline spinal stabilization is
being held and a cervical collar has been applied. Given the critical nature of this patient, which one of the following is MOST appropriate for her care?
A) Transfer her to the long board already on the stretcher and secure with straps en route to the hospital.
B) Complete immobilization to the long board on scene prior to rapid transport to the hospital.
C) Wait for family members to arrive prior to moving her to the stretcher for immediate transport to the hospital.
D) Rapidly transfer her to the stretcher with immobilization to the long board done en route to the hospital.
B
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A) "If we do our jobs right, many behavioral patients can make a solid and quick recovery." B) "It is a sad fact that little can be done to help these patients, but they still need to get help." C) "Those with behavioral emergencies are suffering from emotional pain and injuries, which can be just as real as physical pain." D) "As EMTs, our concern is getting the patients to the hospital where they can get the help they need."
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A) Posterior tibial B) Internal jugular C) Vena cava D) Aorta
In normal breathing, air movement on inspiration is generated by:
A) positive intra-abdominal pressure. B) positive intra-thoracic pressure. C) negative intra-abdominal pressure. D) negative intra-thoracic pressure.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false