Author Question: In the prehospital care report, the EMT should recognize that a blood pressure has been palpated ... (Read 42 times)

elizabeth18 · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

In the prehospital care report, the EMT should recognize that a blood pressure has been palpated when she sees:

A) Palp: 178/118 mmHg.
B) P / 118.
C) 118/178 (palpated).
D) 178 / P.

Question 2

You observe your partner correctly obtaining a patient's blood pressure when he:

A) inflates the cuff maximally prior to slowly deflating and listening for a pulse.
B) deflates the cuff 2 mmHg per second while listening with a stethoscope.
C) stops inflation and starts deflation as soon as the radial pulse disappears.
D) places the stethoscope under the cuff and deflates it.