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
A medical assistant listening to the patient and physician discuss the patient's care.
Empathy draws a more positive response from the patient because it is based on the willingness of th
A hearing-impaired patient using an interpreter.
Conditions Treated by Physical Therapy
Stretching the gluteals by bringing knee to chest.