You are an EMT who finds an adult male patient on his living room floor after the police department had to force the door open. The scene size-up reveals a very cluttered home that smells of urine. On an end table, you find a container of phenytoin (Dilantin) with the patient's name on it. When you pinch his shoulder, the patient responds by moaning and trying to remove your hand from his neck. Based on this information, which of these conditions would you suspect?
A) Syncope
B) Allergic reaction
C) Behavioral emergency
D) Seizure
D) Seizure
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You are performing triage at an industrial accident. Which of the following patients would receive a red tag?
A) A patient who was not injured in the accident but is upset by the accident B) A patient who is breathing 32 times per minute C) A patient who has a laceration for which the bleeding has been controlled D) A patient who has died during the accident
Determine the dosage to administer. Ordered: loracarbef 160 mg bidOn hand: loracarbef 200 mg / 5 mLGiven: __________
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is NOT true regarding good customer service?
It supports the customer's decisions It demonstrates compassion toward the customer It develops a personal relationship with the customer It preserves customer confidentiality
All of the following are related except one. Select the choice that is NOT RELATED to the others.
a. drying b. developing c. ripening d. fixing