A 47-year-old female presents with a single gunshot wound to the chest. You can see and hear air moving in and out of the wound. You should:
A) apply a nonrebreather mask. B) place a gloved hand over the wound.
C) apply antibiotic cream to the wound. D) irrigate it with normal saline.
B
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A) "Was Mary his wife?" B) "Is this how he normally is?" C) "Do you know what he means by this?" D) "My mother suffers from dementia; it is a terrible disease"
Which type of pressure-measurement device is best suited to measure arterial blood pressure through an arterial catheter?
a. Bourdon gauge c. Variable inductance b. Aneroid manometer d. Variable capaci-tance
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 is concerned with certain drugs called:
A. OTC drugs B. prescribed drugs C. generic drugs D. controlled substances
What were some of the major influences the Great Depression had in regard to the U.S. public health system?