A patient has fallen in his upstairs bathroom and is lying on the floor. Assessment indicates no life threats to the airway, breathing, or circulation; however, the patient does have pain, deformity, and bruising to his right hip. In this situation, the EMT should recognize the need for which type of move?
A) Emergency
B) Non-urgent
C) Urgent
D) Passive
B) Non-urgent
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Your partner experiences an itchy, red rash on her hands that stops at the wrists after using a new brand of glove your service purchased. Her skin is warm, dry, and nondiaphoretic; the rash is isolated to her hands; and her lung sounds are clear bilaterally. She has no other complaints. HR = 88, RR = 12, BP = 122/80. Of the following treatments, which is most appropriate?
A) Oxygen via nonrebreather mask 15 lpm, cardiac monitor, IV of NS KVO, epinephrine SC, diphenhydramine IM B) Oxygen via nasal cannula 4 lpm, cardiac monitor, IV of NS KVO, epinephrine IV, diphenhydramine IM C) Advise the dispatcher you will be going out of service D) Diphenhydramine IM
____ has four classic physical examination findings that include swelling of the entire digit, finger held in a flexed position, severe pain with passive extension, and tenderness and swelling localized along the tendon sheath.
A. Fibromyalgia B. Tendonitis C. Gout D. Flexor tenosynovitis
Which of the following is one of the primary branches of the left coronary artery and supplies blood to both of the ventricles?
A. Marginal artery B. Circumflex artery C. Posterior descending artery D. Left anterior descending artery
Which of the following is the study of diseases of the nervous system?
A) Cytology B) Craniotomy C) Neurology D) Phlebotomy E) None of the above