You have been dispatched to a call for a burn patient. Upon arriving, you find a 23-year-old woman who was sunbathing and fell asleep. She is alert and oriented and in moderate pain. She has blisters covering her extremities, abdomen, face, and chest. This patient's burns fall into which one of the following categories?
A) Superficial
B) Critical
C) Minor
D) Moderate
B
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Blood pressure is a measurement of:
A) the amount of blood ejected from the heart during each beat. B) the total blood volume in the body. C) the pressure against the walls of the arteries. D) the amount of fluid in the body.
You increase the fill volume from 2 to 4 ml in a small-volume jet nebulizer being used to admin-ister a bronchodilator agent with an aerosol. What effect will this have on the amount of drug delivered?
a. No effect b. Increase c. Decrease d. More waste
Two types of law pertain to health-care practitioners. They are criminal law and _______________ law.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A patient is brought to the emergency room after crashing into a tree with his automobile. He is comatose. Which of the following statements best describe the protocol for treatment?
A. No treatment can be rendered until a family member signs a consent. B. He can be declared incompetent due to the circumstances of the accident and treatment can be given. C. There are special circumstances in this situation that allow for treatment to be given. D. Advance directives must be reviewed prior to treatment to determine the patient's preferences for treatment.