A patient has suffered a stroke and injury to his brainstem. Which one of the following signs and symptoms might the EMT expect to see as a result of this condition?
A) Confusion
B) Abnormal respirations
C) Blindness
D) Muscle spasms
Question 2
You are on an ambulance responding to a mass-casualty incident at a shopping mall on a warm Saturday afternoon. En route, you listen to the incident commander broadcast information to dispatch and all inbound units about 20 patients complaining of respiratory difficulty and a burning sensation in their eyes. Your suspicions of a potential terrorist incident are the result of:
A) the location of the call. B) the timing of the event.
C) the type of event. D) on-scene warning signs.
Proper placement and monitoring of an automatic blood pressure cuff will reduce the risk of injury o
Abdominal thrusts are delivered with a firm thrust into the patient’s abdomen with an upward ...
A pacemaker in a patient’s chest.
Amyloid plaques (stained blue) in the brain of a deceased patient who had Alzheimer’s disease.
Symptoms and Signs Associated with Damage to Nerves in Different Areas of the Spinal Column
L stroke used in lymphatic facilitation.