Author Question: On scene, a paramedic directs you to help another EMS crew with a patient who was hit by a passenger ... (Read 48 times)

Caiter2013 · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

On scene, a paramedic directs you to help another EMS crew with a patient who was hit by a passenger van that ran into a crowd. As you approach the patient, what scene size-up clue seemingly indicates that the patient is suffering from traumatic asphyxia?

A) Wound to the chest making a sucking sound
B) Abdominal bruising and distention
C) Bluish discoloration to the neck and face
D) Bilateral femur deformity

Question 2

A potentially dangerous condition of an abnormally high blood pressure in a pregnant woman is called:

A) hypertensive hypoglycemia. B) preeclampsia.
C) supine hypotensive syndrome. D) abruptio placentae.