Author Question: Your patient has been impaled on a metal fence. The object is through the medial thigh and the ... (Read 32 times)

Medesa · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Your patient has been impaled on a metal fence. The object is through the medial thigh and the patient is still on the fence. You should:

A) contact medical direction regarding tourniquet placement for bleeding control.
B) carefully lift the patient off the fence and control hemorrhage and treat for shock.
C) cut the fence below the patient and then remove the post while controlling bleeding.
D) none of the above.

Question 2

In order for gas exchange at the lungs to occur, the passageway between the lungs and the environment must be open. This is sometimes referred to as:

A) having a patent airway.
B) responsive breathing.
C) airway circulation.
D) airway access.