Which one of the following best describes why the EMT administers or assists with the administration of medications?
A) To stabilize a patient's medical condition
B) To prevent illness and injury
C) To justify a lights-and-siren transport
D) To expand the scope of the EMT's practice
A
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a. decreased stability of the shoulder b. muscle compensation of the back and neck c. tight serratus anterior and pectoralis minor d. limited arm abduction
Your patient is the 24-year-old male victim of a drive-by shooting. He is sitting on the ground on your arrival, with his legs stretched in front of him. You note that his sweatpants are bloody below the right knee. He is alert, though complaining of right leg pain, and has adequate ventilation, as well as a radial pulse of 88. To decide if this patient should be transported quickly to a trauma center, you should consider if he meets which of the following?
A) A Glasgow Coma Scale score of at least 15 B) CDC Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients C) A revised trauma score of at least 20 D) All of the above
Adequately perfused kidneys produce at least ___ to ___ mL of urine per hour.
A) 30, 50 B) 50, 70 C) 70, 100 D) 100, 110
In most cases, HMO insurance costs the patient ________ PPOs
A) less than B) more than C) as much as D) no more than