This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A 14-year-old male fell 10 feet from a retaining wall and hit his head on a metal post. He is ... (Read 40 times)

gonzo233

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 557
on: Jul 3, 2018
A 14-year-old male fell 10 feet from a retaining wall and hit his head on a metal post. He is responsive to verbal stimuli with incomprehensible speech. The secondary assessment indicates blood and fluid coming from inside the patient's left ear. You should do which one of the following?
 
  A) Tilt the backboard to the left to allow the ear to drain freely.
  B) Place a folded piece of gauze in the ear canal to stop the drainage.
  C) Suction the blood from the ear so you can determine the source of bleeding.
  D) Place a piece of sterile gauze over the ear.

Question 2

When administering albuterol to a patient with shortness of breath, the EMT realizes that the therapeutic effect of this medication is achieved by:
 
  A) decreasing mucus production.
  B) opening the large airways.
  C) decreasing inflammation.
  D) dilating the small airways.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

karmakat49

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 369
Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

D


gonzo233

  • Member
  • Posts: 557
Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Gracias!

Hdosisshsbshs

  • Member
  • Posts: 315
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.

Did you know?

Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.

Did you know?

People with alcoholism are at a much greater risk of malnutrition than are other people and usually exhibit low levels of most vitamins (especially folic acid). This is because alcohol often takes the place of 50% of their daily intake of calories, with little nutritional value contained in it.

Did you know?

As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.

Did you know?

Many medications that are used to treat infertility are injected subcutaneously. This is easy to do using the anterior abdomen as the site of injection but avoiding the area directly around the belly button.

The phosphorus cycle. Numbers are 1012 g P or fluxes as 1012 g P per year (data from Schlesinger 199 The phosphorus cycle. Numbers are 1012 g P or fluxes as 1012 g P per year (data from Schlesinger 199
Young male Pacific Walruses on Cape Pierce in Alaska. Note the variation in the curvature and orient Young male Pacific Walruses on Cape Pierce in Alaska. Note the variation in the curvature and orient
20,000 year old spotted hyena painting from the Chauvet Cave, France 20,000 year old spotted hyena painting from the Chauvet Cave, France
Note the thickening of the intestinal wall and the erosion of the inner lining of the ileum, often s Note the thickening of the intestinal wall and the erosion of the inner lining of the ileum, often s
Male Reproductive System - Scrotum Male Reproductive System - Scrotum
Portrait of Typical 12-year-old Boy and Girl, 1981 and 2007-2009 Portrait of Typical 12-year-old Boy and Girl, 1981 and 2007-2009
Video: Carbon fixing adaptations Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library