When performing the secondary assessment, which sign is most suggestive of a spinal cord injury?
A) Pain in the right leg
B) Headache and nausea
C) Bruising on the back
D) Persistent penile erection
D) Persistent penile erection
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
You and your partner are called to the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Your patient was the unrestrained driver of a vehicle that hit a tree going 55 mph. The Emergency Medical Responder recognizes that this patient has:
A) a serious cause of illness. B) a significant mechanism of injury. C) no chance of survival. D) a nonsignificant mechanism of injury.
Define cervical incompetence
a. Early painless dilation and effacement of cervix b. Any pregnancy involving a prior cesarean section c. Any pregnancy with previous elective termination of pregnancy d. Early diagnosed ectopic pregnancy
Air-fluid levels on an AP chest projection
1. demonstrate an increase in density where the fluid is present. 2. are formed when air and fluid separate. 3. are precisely demonstrated when the patient is in a partially upright position. 4. are precisely demonstrated when the central ray is horizontal. a. 1 and 3 only b. 1, 2, and 4 only c. 2 and 4 only d. 2, 3, and 4 only