A group of three golfers have been struck by lightning on a golf course. Two of the golfers are responding; the third is in cardiac arrest. You are the lone witness. When deciding which patient to treat first, you should remember that:
a. to save the most people, the patient in cardiac arrest should be treated last.
b. you must somehow provide head stabilization for all three victims.
c. in a lightning strike, patients who are apparently dead should be treated first.
d. you can't do everything by yourself; run and get help.
Question 2
You are in the aid room with a patient who is unresponsive and has hot, dry skin. His friends state that he has been drinking and passed out in the hot sun for several hours. A patroller is ventilating the patient with a bag-valve mask attached to high-flow oxygen. Which of the following actions would be most beneficial to this patient at this time?
a. Prepare the patient for vomiting by placing him in a prone position.
b. Try to give the patient sugar because he could be having a diabetic reaction.
c. Place cold packs on the patient's groin and armpits.
d. Gently pour cold water over the patient to rapidly cool him down.
Group therapy.
Lightning on Earth
The Local Group
A group therapy session.
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Reduction of the carbonyl group on a sugar