A football player injured his knee during practice and is in pain. His left knee is swollen, ecchymotic, and flexed in an upward position. Your partner reports that the distal skin is warm, and he has located a weak pedal pulse. Which one of the following should you perform immediately?
A) Splint the knee in the position found prior to providing transport to the hospital.
B) Place the patient on a long spine board and apply the traction splint en route to the hospital.
C) Apply a traction splint and straighten the knee until the pain is decreased.
D) Realign and straighten the injured knee and then immobilize it by binding it to the other leg.
Question 2
Both excessively high PaO2 and low PaCO2 result in:
A) cerebral vasoconstriction.
B) coronary vasoconstriction.
C) cerebral vasodilatation.
D) coronary vasodilatation.
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