A 26-year-old with hemophilia fell in his garage, cutting his arm on a nail protruding from a door frame. Emergency Medical Responders are on scene holding a blood soaked towel on his right forearm. He is alert and oriented with a pale complexion. They report the following vital signs: pulse 98, respirations 18, blood pressure 142/66, and SpO2 99% on room air. Your initial priority in caring for
this patient is:
A) providing supplemental oxygen.
B) immediate transport to the hospital.
C) replacing the towel with a sterile dressing.
D) stopping the bleeding.
D
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A) Complaint of abdominal pressure B) Cloudy urine in the bag of the urinary catheter C) Complaint of nausea and vomiting D) No urine noted in the urinary collection bag
Paramedics are made aware of ____ disorders when the child becomes injured in an antisocial act or from some destructive behavior.
A. conduct B. habit C. neurotic D. psychiatric
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate is abbreviated as _______________ or sed rate
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Assign the ICD-10-CM code for obstructed labor due to breech presentation, single fetus