The AEMT is correctly calculating a patient's breathing rate when he:
A) asks the patient to describe how he feels when he breathes.
B) counts breaths for 15 seconds and multiplies by four.
C) obtains a heart rate and divides it by three.
D) assesses the patient for any sign of breathing difficulty.
B
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A male patient in his thirties fell 10 feet off of a loading dock, landing on his head. He has deformity and depression to the back of his head and is unresponsive with snoring respirations. Vital signs are pulse 132, respirations are agonal, blood pressure 136/64, and SpO2 89%. He responds to painful stimuli with purposeful activity. What instruction would you provide other caregivers at the
scene? A) "I need someone to start positive pressure ventilation at 12 breaths a minute." B) "The patient is herniating, start hyperventilation of the patient immediately." C) "Let's try a nonrebreather with high-concentration O2 to increase his oxygen saturation." D) "The airway must be manually opened with a head-tilt, chin-lift immediately!"
A patient states that he has had a headache located in his forehead for three days. The EMT should recognize and document this piece of information as a(n):
A) subjective finding. B) pertinent negative. C) objective symptom. D) provoking factor.
Streptococcus ________ are considered to be the major pathogenic bacterial species involved in the caries process
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The process of communicating the income and expenses of a business and its financial health is known as ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).