A patient complaining of substernal chest pain tells you that it feels the same as when he had a heart attack two years ago. He is diaphoretic, nauseated, vomiting, and has a blood pressure of 78/50 mmHg and heart rate of 84. He also is allergic to aspirin. He asks you to assist him in taking one of his nitroglycerin pills. Which one of the assessment findings that follows represents a
contraindication to the administration of the nitroglycerin?
A) Nausea and vomiting
B) Heart rate below 100
C) Chest pain rated less than 5 on a scale of 1 to 10
D) Blood pressure of 78/50 mmHg
D
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Your patient is a 50-year-old motorcyclist who received a lateral impact from an automobile as he went through an intersection. He has an open right tibia/fibula fracture. He also has a fracture of his left forearm and some abrasions. He was wearing a helmet and suffered no loss of consciousness. He currently has a strong radial pulse of 100, his skin is warm and moist, and he has adequate respirations at 20 per minute. Assuming no significant findings during a rapid trauma exam and intact distal neurovascular status, which of the following is the best way to manage this patient's lower extremity trauma?
A) Use anatomical splinting provided by placing the patient on a long backboard.
B) Secure padded long board splints laterally and medially.
C) Apply PASG.
D) Apply a traction splint.
The American Red Cross offers volunteer opportunities for student medical assistants in its ________ relief programs around the world.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Emergency medical responders have the legal duty to act:
A. only when they are being compensated by a certified agency B. if they witness an emergency scene while not on duty C.even when outside of their response jurisdiction D. if they are employed by an agency as EMRs
The density at no exposure is termed the
a. toe. b. base plus fog. c. shoulder. d. Dmax.