Author Question: You are told after delivering your chest pain patient to the emergency department that he is on his ... (Read 28 times)

sarasara · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

You are told after delivering your chest pain patient to the emergency department that he is on his way to the cardiac catheterization lab. How does this help the patient?

A) The surgeon can place a stent to open an occluded artery.
B) The patient has some blood drawn to check for cardiac enzyme levels.
C) The patient can have some aberrant conduction pathways cauterized.
D) An X-ray is taken to determine if the left ventricle is enlarged.

Question 2

As an EMS provider, when you approach an emergency situation, when does the scene size-up begin?

A) As you arrive at the scene
B) Once you make your initial contact with the patient
C) After you have received a briefing from witnesses
D) On the way to the scene