After taking a young, depressed female to the hospital your partner says, "I am tired of running all of these psych patient calls. There are real patients with real emergencies and pain out there. It is just a waste of our time!" Which one of the following is your best response?
A) "If we do our jobs right, many behavioral patients can make a solid and quick recovery."
B) "It is a sad fact that little can be done to help these patients, but they still need to get help."
C) "Those with behavioral emergencies are suffering from emotional pain and injuries, which can be just as real as physical pain."
D) "As EMTs, our concern is getting the patients to the hospital where they can get the help they need."
C
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When performing the primary assessment of a conscious adult, you typically palpate which pulse first?
A) Carotid B) Femoral C) Radial D) Brachial
You are treating victims of a motor vehicle collision that occurred when their vehicle struck a bridge abutment head on at a high rate of speed. Due to Newton's first law, you know that:
A) it would be difficult to predict any injury due to the speed. B) the vehicle itself would absorb all of the kinetic energy. C) the kinetic energy of the moving vehicle would be transferred to the vehicle and victims. D) survival would be predicted on safety features of the vehicle.
Why is it important not to place your hands around a resident's trunk or under a resident's arms when transferring her or him?
What will be an ideal response?