You have been called for an unknown medical emergency. On scene you are presented with an 84-year-old patient who is confused and does not obey commands. The best means of determining the patient's normal mental status would be to:
A) examine the patient's pupils.
B) question family members.
C) look at the patient's medications.
D) check the patient's vital signs.
Question 2
Which of the following mechanisms would yield the greatest index of suspicion for serious injury?
A) Helmeted bicyclist losing control and falling off his bike onto a grassy surface at 15 miles per hour
B) Adult falling 5 feet from a ladder and landing in the mud
C) Seventy-mile-per-hour motor vehicle crash with partial ejection
D) Pedestrian struck by a car travelling 5 miles/hour
Medical Alphabet
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Medical Language
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Emergency Intervention