The label on your patient's prescribed metered-dose inhaler reads as follows: Administer three puffs as needed for shortness of breath. Your protocols state that you can only assist with two puffs. The patient is extremely short of breath. You should:
A) administer three puffs.
B) not administer the medication.
C) contact medical direction for orders.
D) administer two puffs.
Question 2
The EMT should recognize which one of the following patients as suffering from generalized hypothermia?
A) 21-year-old female who was trapped in cold water for 10 minutes before being rescued
B) 19-year-old male who is intoxicated and fell asleep under a fan for three hours
C) 34-year-old male whose fingers and toes are blue from exposure to the cold
D) 87-year-old alcoholic with hand pain and numbness after sweeping snow without gloves
Inflammation. Inflammation is characterized by the presence of swelling, redness, heat, and pain. Sw
For ice massage, ice is frozen in a cylindrical container or a paper cup (A). The top half of the cu
Healthier choices can be made when time is taken to read a nutrition label.
The output on this alternator is printed on a label.
(a) Chicken pox vesicles. (b) Chicken pox on back of young patient.
Head of a patient with tertiary syphilis.