Author Question: When treating a patient with a musculoskeletal injury who also has soft-tissue involvement, the AEMT ... (Read 53 times)

dmcintosh · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

When treating a patient with a musculoskeletal injury who also has soft-tissue involvement, the AEMT should:

A) rapidly splint the injury and bandage the wound to prevent infection.
B) splint the injury leaving the wound available for dressing and bandaging.
C) cover an open wound with the splint to assist bleeding control.
D) dress and bandage the open wound prior to splinting.

Question 2

All of the following are signs of inadequate breathing EXCEPT:

A) cyanosis.
B) ventilatory rate of 14.
C) apnea.
D) use of accessory muscles.