Your patient is a 28-year-old male who was ejected from his motorcycle after striking a parked vehicle. He has multiple deformities to his upper and lower extremities on both sides. Which of the following would be the BEST way to immobilize this patient's extremities prior to transport?
A) Use traction splints for the lower extremities and allow the upper extremities to be immobilized by the long backboard.
B) Use padded board splints for the upper extremities and PASG for the lower extremities.
C) Immobilize the patient to a long backboard without splinting the extremities individually.
D) Use moldable splints for the upper and lower extremities, padding any voids to fully stabilize the fractures.
C
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A) Cool and moist skin B) Heart rate of 68 beats per minute C) Seizure activity D) Cyanosis to the finger tips
A movement in which the end of the kinetic chain is free
What will be an ideal response?
You have arrived at the side of a 35-year-old who is 37 weeks pregnant and in labor. Your exam reveals crowning with contractions 60 seconds apart. Your immediate action would be to:
A) place the patient on the cot in the left lateral recumbent position, and then proceed with emergency transport. B) have the patient hold her legs together, and then move her to the ambulance for delivery of the baby. C) obtain vital signs, and then move to the ambulance for a nonemergency transport. D) place the patient on her back, and then open and prepare the OB kit.
When speaking to another person over the airwaves, the use of radio codes:
a. decreases confusion in communication. b. is preferred so that the public cannot understand your transmission. c. is discouraged because the codes are not universal to all public safety agencies. d. is required when everyone on your patrol is trained.