A pregnant woman is choking inside a local restaurant. Who has the most compelling legal duty to act?
A) An off-duty EMT who just finished eating and is headed to the bathroom
B) EMTs from another county eating lunch after dropping off a patient at a local hospital
C) An EMS supervisor who just came into the restaurant and is on a week's vacation
D) A retired paramedic who just finished eating and is paying his bill
B) EMTs from another county eating lunch after dropping off a patient at a local hospital
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a. case problems b. role-playing c. lecturing d. past experiences
Your 78-year-old patient gives a history of congestive heart failure, renal insufficiency, and type 2 diabetes. Together, these conditions are called:
A) comorbid conditions. B) confounding conditions. C) functional impairments. D) polypathophysiology.
Which of the following laboratory tests is used to assess long-term engraftment?
a. Automated complete blood count b. Chimerism c. CD34 count by flow d. Manual WBC count
To minimize bony interference with percussion on the posterior chest wall, the practitioner should have the patient do which of the following?
a. Lean forward at a 45-degree angle. b. Keep his or her arms at the sides of the body. c. Raise his or her arms above the shoulders. d. Place his or her hands on the hips.