You are attending to an end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patient who has missed dialysis. Which of the following statements is most accurate?
A) You should delay transport if necessary to wait for ALS.
B) Patients who have missed dialysis and who become unresponsive and pulseless respond very well to the use of an AED.
C) Patients who have missed dialysis and who become unresponsive and pulseless do not respond very well to the use of an AED.
D) Calling for ALS would not be very helpful since they cannot really do anything that an EMT cannot do in these situations.
C
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A) make contact with her obstetrician. B) have the police witness her signing the refusal. C) have her follow up with her obstetrician. D) contact medical direction for instructions.
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a. To insert tube feeding contents b. To insert air into esophagus c. To aspirate stomach contents d. To cauterize bleeding in stomach
Which NFPA standard covers wildland fire fighter professional qualifications?
a. 1051 b. 1021 c. 1041 d. 1031
Compression of the ____ suppresses the parasympathetic input to the eye resulting in a dilated pupil.
A. 3rd cranial nerve B. 7th cranial nerve C. 9th cranial nerve D. 12th cranial nerve