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.
Skin signs are objective evidence of an illness or disorder. They can be seen, measured, or felt.
Position of patient following seizure
Computerized Patient Record (CPR)
Calipers are used to measure the body fat on the triceps of a patient.
Reputable Websites for Patient Education
The relationship of substrate con- version (as measured by optical density) to the amount of patient ...