Which of the following patients is at greatest risk of respiratory failure and should be carefully monitored for ventilatory status throughout treatment and transport?
A) Flail chest B) Abdominal evisceration
C) Hemopneumothorax D) Tension pneumothorax
D
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Typists are medical professionals who have excellent keyboarding and grammar skills, knowledge of medical terminology, and a desire for accuracy.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Is it ever acceptable for someone else to document on your behalf?
A) No, never B) Yes, but only if you do not have access to the electronic health record C) Yes, but only if you are not able to document because you are out of the facility temporarily D) It depends on the situation
You and your partner have just been dispatched to the local children's hospital to pick up the neonatal transport team and the neonatal isolette so that you can transport them to a small community hospital 2 hours away and retrieve a neonate who is in distress. While driving to the children's hospital, which statement from your partner demonstrates he understands how to transport a patient with in an isolette?
A) "Once we get to the children's hospital, I will remove the wheeled cot so we can load the neonatal isolette." B) "I realize that if I'm driving to the community hospital, I will not use the lights and sirens." C) "I hate taking these types of transports because it is so boring having to sit in the front of the ambulance." D) "If you are the one in the back with the transport team on our way back to the children's hospital with the patient, make sure you turn the heat up to the highest level so the neonate stays warm."
The area shown at letter A in the figure is the ________, or blind spot, which contains no sensory receptors.
