You respond to a patient who has sustained a fall. In assessing the scene, you MUST include the surface the patient landed on and the ________ to identify the need for specialty trauma care.
A) distance of the fall.
B) transport time.
C) direction in which kinetic energy is transmitted through the body.
D) path of the patient's body over the course of the fall.
Question 2
You are assessing a patient complaining of shortness of breath. Which of the following medications would indicate the patient has a history of respiratory disease?
A) Phenobarbital
B) Tregretol
C) Theophylline
D) Lithium
Assessing for Tinel's Sign
Patient with exophthalmos.
Pulmonary function test: spirometry. (a) Normal respiratory volumes, as measured during spirometry.
Burning-of-Atlanta scene from Gone with the Wind.
System of a patient in shock
Variations in patient response to drugs