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Another crew has called for your assistance in extricating an obese male with a nosebleed from a third-floor bedroom. As you enter the room, which observation indicates proper management of the patient's condition?
 
  A) The patient is supine, head turned to the side, blood draining from the nose and mouth, cold pack to bridge of the nose.
  B) The patient is sitting upright, head tilted back, sterile gauze packed in each nostril.
  C) The patient is lying on his side, a loose dressing has been applied below his nose, and a cold pack is on the bridge of his nose.
  D) The patient is sitting upright, leaning forward, with nostrils pinched shut.

Question 2

A patient who was complaining of a headache is being transported to the hospital. After providing a report to the emergency department, the patient begins to seize. The seizure lasts for 1 minute and then stops. At this time, you are 5 minutes from the hospital. After providing care for the seizure, your next action should be to:
 
  A) continue care and transport to the hospital.
  B) call the hospital and inform them of the seizure.
  C) contact family via cell phone and determine is the patient has a history of seizures.
  D) document the seizure on the prehospital care report.



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ambernicolefink

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B




Hungry!

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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