If your patient complains of excruciating abdominal pain with the onset of labor and shows signs and symptoms of shock without external hemorrhage, consider:
a. uterine inversion. c. uterine rupture.
b. placenta previa. d. abruptio placentae.
Question 2
As an EMT allowed to assist with ALS interventions, you realize that IV therapy is beneficial for patients because it:
A) provides arterial blood for analysis.
B) allows constant monitoring of the patient's oxygen level.
C) provides a route to administer medications.
D) provides IV solutions that carry oxygen to the cells.
Sublingual medication administration. Photograph of a male patient placing a nitroglycerine tablet u
Photo of the neck of a patient with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma showing the swelling associated with enla
(a) The Dmanisi cranium (right) shows similarities to early African H. erectus including the Narioko
The Three Components of Pain
A patient examination room should be simple and efficiently designed.
Assisting a falling patient.