You arrive on scene to find a 57-year-old man who is not breathing. You feel for a carotid pulse but are not sure if you feel one. You should:
A) try feeling for a radial pulse instead.
B) ask another responder to confirm pulselessness.
C) deliver two rescue breaths and recheck for a pulse.
D) begin chest compressions.
D
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Using the shift rule, if a patient is rotated 30° into a right posterior oblique (RPO) for a lumbar spine, in which direction is the centering of the CR adjusted?
A. Shift centering toward the right of midline (patient's right) B. Shift centering toward the left of midline (patient's left) C. Center to surface midline
Which of the following outlined the six tasks of public health?
A. Marine Service Report B. Shattuck Report C. Emerson Report D. Eisenhower Report
The original Medicare and Medicaid programs reimbursed hospitals using a(n) ____________________ system.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
When patients are FIRST learning to ambulate with an assistive device, the PTs/PTAs:
a. keep the family from helping the patient. b. monitor the environment for the patient. c. remind patients to not look at their feet. d. let the patient select the assistive device.