Your patient, a 23-year-old woman who is 6 months pregnant, was the unrestrained driver of a vehicle that rear-ended a parked car. The air bag deployed. Considering the likelihood of organ collision, for which of the following injuries should you maintain a high index of suspicion?
A) Cardiac contusion
B) Anterior flail segment
C) Abruptio placentae
D) Fractured sternum
C
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A) Physician's assistant B) Doctor of osteopathy C) Pharmacy technician D) Nurse practitioner
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When relying on a cell for medical communications, the EMT realizes that:
A) he can relay his diagnosis of the patient's problem to the emergency department. B) he should use the same format of communication as used for radio transmissions. C) he is free to relay personal and confidential information not allowed over the radio. D) he can talk more casually and not as structured as when using the radio.