You respond to a local college campus for a patient with an altered mental status. You find a male patient sitting in his room, speaking quickly in elaborate sentences that don't seem to make sense. He appears to be talking to himself and states as you enter, The government is talking to me through an implant in my brain. You suspect this patient is experiencing:
A) liver failure. B) early onset dementia.
C) a behavioral emergency. D) a stroke.
Question 2
You arrive on the scene where a school bus has been hit by a train. The bus was in its early stages of picking up students and you only have 5 patients. Your closest unit is 30 minutes away. Triage this patient based on this scenario:
Patient 4 is a 13-year-old female with the following vital signs: respirations 8, pulse 124, and nonresponsive with blood from the ears and nose.
A) Priority 3, green tag B) Priority 2, yellow tag
C) Priority 1, red tag D) Priority 4, black tag
Large male size and mating success.
Symptoms of a patient in shock
Nurse palpating the patient's brachial artery
Cyanosis as shown here at the patient’s fingertips results from a lack of oxygen in the tissues
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