Your patient has an open chest injury with a sucking chest wound. You have treated his wound appropriately, but you notice that he is having increasing difficulty breathing, and you note that his chest seems to be enlarging. You should:
A) release one edge of the occlusive dressing.
B) press gently on his chest to relieve the pressure.
C) position the patient on his uninjured side.
D) increase the oxygen flow to the nonrebreather mask.
Question 2
A glucometer reads 50 mg/dL. The EMT would recognize this as:
A) high.
B) normal.
C) average.
D) low.
Open-Cake Surgery
Henry Fox Talbot, The Open Door.
Positioning the Patient in the Prone Position
To cleanse an open wound, begin close to the wound and work outward in full or half circles.
A therapist assisting an amputee patient to regain mobility and strength after amputation.
(a) A photograph of a radial immunodiffusion reaction for measurement of patient IgA concentrations. ...