A patient with a terminal disease is unresponsive, not breathing, and without a pulse. The family states that the patient has a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order signed by her medical doctor, but they cannot find it. The EMT should:
A) wait for family to locate the DNR.
B) pronounce the patient deceased.
C) have the family sign a refusal of care form.
D) start cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Question 2
Which IV fluids cause a fluid shift of fluid from the intravascular space to the intracellular space?
A) Hypotonic crystalloids
B) Isotonic crystalloids
C) Hypertonic crystalloids
D) Isotonic colloids
Pancreatitis. Inflammation of the pancreas may be the result of a bacterial infection, trauma, or ch
Alterations of breathing patterns
For ice massage, ice is frozen in a cylindrical container or a paper cup (A). The top half of the cu
Brachial pulse.
Patient Teaching Methods
A histologic slide showing the sponge-like architecture of a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.