You have just arrived on the scene of a very serious motor-vehicle collision. EMRs have rapidly extricated an unresponsive female from the driver's seat. The EMRs report that she was unrestrained and struck the steering wheel with her chest and abdomen. As you start the primary assessment, you note that she has snoring respirations and is breathing shallowly at a rate of 24 breaths per minute. Which one of the following should you do next?
A) Obtain her vital signs.
B) Start positive pressure ventilation.
C) Immobilize her to the backboard.
D) Perform a jaw-thrust maneuver.
Question 2
There has been a multiple vehicle crash on the interstate and your service is scrambling to get enough ambulances to the scene. You have just transported a patient to the hospital and given a bedside oral report when the dispatcher calls you. Which of the following would be MOST appropriate?
A) Don't worry about documentation, get in service as soon as possible so you can respond.
B) Leave an abbreviated copy of your PCR with the hospital staff.
C) Complete the medical record as quickly as possible and leave a copy before departing.
D) Ask the patient to give full details to the nursing staff.
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