You are by the side of a young male patient who hit his head after diving from a hillside into a shallow lake. The patient is unresponsive and has a large hematoma to his chin. A paramedic asks you to apply painful stimuli to his arms and legs. You recognize that the paramedic wants you to assess for which one of the following?
A) Alcohol intoxication
B) Spinal injury
C) True unresponsiveness
D) Extremity fractures
B
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Which of the following is one of the eight rules of lifting?
A. Evaluate your load by considering the size of the resident. B. Plan your lift and test the load. C. Consider who else is on duty and determine lift accordingly. D. Make a mental note of where equipment is located and then determine if you have time to go get it.
When using the SAMPLE mnemonic, which of the following statements made by the patient would be categorized under the letter "M"?
A) "I was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer." B) "I take Zocor, but I am not sure why." C) "I have never had a surgical procedure." D) "My doctor's name is Dr. Hansen."
While assessing a patient with acute abdominal pain, you note that his abdomen is very rigid. When asked to relax his stomach muscles, he does. The EMT would recognize this patient as demonstrating:
A) Voluntary guarding B) Rebound guarding C) False rigidity D) Involuntary rigidity
The letters G are the ________, which consists of a thin layer of compact bone surrounding cancellous bone.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).