The mechanism of injury that suggests transport to a trauma center is:
A) extrication time of less than 20 minutes.
B) a fall from a distance twice the patient's height.
C) auto collision at a speed greater than 20 mph.
D) ejection from a vehicle.
D
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How are x-rays filed in an electronic system?
a. In a separate area b. On CD/DVD c. In a storage area d. On the x-ray machine
If you cannot sanitize instruments immediately after using them, ____.
A. wrap them in a towel B. place them in water with a neutral-pH detergent C. set them aside until you can clean them D. place them in cool water E. put them in a drawer to get them out of the way
You are providing bag-valve-mask ventilations to a patient in anaphylactic shock. There is increasing resistance to ventilation, despite your use of proper ventilation technique. What is the best way to address this situation?
A) Stop ventilations and administer an albuterol metered-dose inhaler B) Occlude the pop-off valve on the bag-valve mask and continue ventilations C) Increase both the ventilatory rate and the force of ventilation D) Turn the patient to her side and apply manual pressure over the epigastrium