Initial management of a 5-year-old child in status epilepticus should focus on:
A: administering rectal diazepam.
B: assessing the child's cardiac rhythm.
C: providing adequate ventilatory support.
D: obtaining a blood glucose reading.
Answer: C: providing adequate ventilatory support.
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a. rigidity b. tenodesis. c. accessory motion. d. assisted motion.
A patient involved in an altercation was struck in the ribs with a baseball bat. Your assessment reveals intact skin with significant bruising to the right lateral chest. When palpating this area you note instability and crepitus to the rib cage. An OEC Technician would recognize a:
a. thoracic injury secondary to penetrating trauma. b. chest injury caused by blunt trauma. c. pulmonary injury caused by penetrating trauma. d. chest wall injury caused by acceleration forces.
Insertion of a laminaria for the termination of pregnancy __________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
List seven times when hands must be washed