A trauma surgeon informs you that the patient you transported to the emergency department earlier was diagnosed with an epidural hematoma. The patient was taken into surgery and the hematoma was removed. Right now the patient is in guarded condition. Based on this information, the AEMT should recognize that an epidural hematoma is:
A) blood from a ruptured artery forming a hematoma within a section of brain tissue.
B) a pocket of arterial blood collected between the skull and dura mater.
C) blood from a ruptured vein collected between the dura mater and brain tissue.
D) cerebral spinal fluid accumulated in a pocket on top of the brain tissue.
Question 2
Upper airway noises caused by a partial obstruction of the airway are known as:
A) rhonchi.
B) wheezes.
C) stridor.
D) snoring.
Emphysema. (a) Illustration comparing normal lungs and emphysemic lungs. The inserts illustrate how
The medical assistant handles an emergency.
Instruct the patient to use an applicator to apply a small amount of stool in the appropriate boxes ...
Symptoms of a patient in shock.
Muscle weakness caused by myasthenia gravis is evident in the eyes of this patient.
Patient Physical Status Classification