A 29-year-old male has fallen from a utility pole he was working on. He presents with an obviously fractured leg and a severe hemorrhage from the area around the fracture site. You are applying direct pressure but despite your best efforts the bleeding has not stopped and your original dressing has soaked through. You should next:
A. add an additional dressing over the original.
B. elevate the extremity.
C. apply a traction splint.
D. apply a tourniquet.
Answer: D. apply a tourniquet.
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A) approach the driver's door cautiously at a 90-degree angle. B) approach cautiously from the rear of the vehicle. C) request law enforcement. D) stay in your vehicle and if you have a PA system, order the occupants out of the vehicle.
Which of the following is not true of the Hamilton ARABELLA System?
a. An internal battery is not available. b. The flow generator is identical to that of the Infant Flow Nasal CPAP System. c. The set up and operation are exactly the same as the Infant Flow Nasal CPAP System. d. A higher work of breathing is needed for the Infant Flow Nasal CPAP System.
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a. Chronic alcoholism b. MEN III c. Sjögren's syndrome d. Neurofibromatosis e. Diabetes
Which of the following is an example of an implanted venous access port?
A) Broviac B) MediPort C) Hickman D) Groshong