SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).A 47-year-old male was walking across the street when he was struck by an oncoming car. You find him conscious and alert. Your partner has taken spinal restriction, and you ensure that he has no compromise to the airway or circulation. He complains of abdominal pain, back pain, and pain in his left leg. You explain that the ambulance is on the way, and you begin a more detailed exam.The patient was found lying face down. This is the ________ position.
A. prone
B. lateral
C. semi-Fowler's
D. supine
Answer: A
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A) Deliver a fourth shock to improve the patient's respiratory status. B) Remove the AED and assist the patient's ventilations with a bag-valve mask and supplemental oxygen, and keep re-assessing the pulse. C) Apply a nonrebreather mask with high-concentration oxygen and keep reassessing the pulse. D) Assist ventilations with a bag-valve-mask device and supplemental oxygen and anticipate that the patient may go back into cardiac arrest.
The usual services of an anesthesiologist include all of the following EXCEPT:
anesthesia performed by the surgeon. routine preoperative visits to evaluate the patient for planned anesthesia. monitoring the patient's postsurgery recovery from anesthesia. administration of fluids and/or blood during the period of anesthesia care.
During a skin-puncture procedure, small tubes are filled by ________ action
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A crushing or tearing amputation:
A) is initially treated by applying a proximal tourniquet and retrieving any detached body parts. B) causes less blood loss than expected because the blood vessels retain their ability to constrict. C) cannot be surgically reattached due to the severe vascular and soft-tissue damage that accompanies it. D) can result in excessive blood loss due to hemorrhage if the paramedic does not intervene rapidly.