A diabetic patient has an elevated blood sugar (545 mg/dL) and requires an injection of insulin. Your EMT partner is also a diabetic and administers insulin injections to himself throughout the day as needed. Although the Scope of Practice lists nothing about EMTs giving insulin, your partner administers the insulin injection to the patient. The patient's blood sugar comes down and her condition improves. Which of the following is true?
A) It was permissible for your partner to give the insulin since he is diabetic and knows how.
B) Since the patient benefited from the insulin, your partner acted appropriately.
C) Because your partner used the patient's insulin rather than his own, he cannot be reprimanded.
D) Your partner violated the Scope of Practice and may have his certification revoked.
Question 2
In normal respiration, the size of the thoracic cavity can be increased by contracting the diaphragm and the:
a. strap muscles. c. deltoid muscles.
b. abdominal muscles. d. intercostal muscles.
Nurse-patient interaction; nonveral communication
Botox injection.
Reccomendations for blood pressure follow-up
Assisting the patient to transfer from the bed or examining table to a wheelchair.
Blood Distribution
The gradient of the B allele of the ABO blood groups from East to West is due to waves of migration