The EMT would use the sterile scissors found in the OB kit to cut which of the following?
A) Towels to create a sterile field
B) Umbilical cord
C) Patient's clothing
D) Amniotic sac (if not ruptured)
Question 2
Your patient is a 16-year-old male who attempted suicide. He is unconscious and apneic, lying supine on a garage floor. The family states they found the patient unconscious in the front seat of a car that was running in an enclosed garage. HR = 70, BP = 100/60, RR = 0. In addition to an IV of normal saline, which of the following is the most appropriate?
A) Intubate, remove the patient from the garage, and transport to a hospital with a hyperbaric chamber.
B) Remove the patient from the garage, initiate BVM ventilations with 100 percent oxygen, intubate, and transport to a hospital with a hyperbaric chamber.
C) Remove the patient from the garage, initiate BVM ventilations with 100 percent oxygen, intubate, and transport to the nearest facility.
D) Remove the patient from the garage, intubate, and transport to the nearest hospital.
The 20 amino acids found in living organisms
Examples of deep-sea corals found in the Sable Gully, 200 km off the coast of Nova Scotia.
Juvenile American alligator swimming, showing the distinctive yellow striping found on juveniles
Preparation of sterile field 1
Surgical Hand Hygiene/Sterile Scrub
Opening a Sterile Packet