You respond to a patient who was hit in the face with a chair. Upon arrival, you notice a patient leaning in the corner and bleeding profusely from the mouth and nose. Your first action should be which of the following?
A) Place the patient on a nonrebreather mask (NRB) at 15 lpm.
B) Suction the airway and have the patient lean back.
C) Take cervical spine precautions.
D) Assure scene safety.
Question 2
The hospital staff has just returned the long spine board you used to immobilize a patient from a minor motor vehicle collision. There is no blood on the board, but your service policy states that all equipment is to be disinfected any time that it is used. To properly disinfect the long spine board, what should you use?
A) Soap and water
B) Sterilizing solution
C) Germicidal solution
D) Superheated steam
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Muscles of the head, neck, and face.
Apply direct pressure to the patient’s wound.
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