A woman late in her pregnancy is in cardiac arrest. When resuscitating this patient, it is appropriate to:
A) compress at a rate of at least 120 per minute.
B) use a mechanical compression device.
C) lift and push the gravid uterus to the left.
D) assess for imminent delivery.
Question 2
In which one of the following situations would the Good Samaritan Law protect the EMT?
A) The EMT forgets to provide oxygen to a patient with chest pain and the patient suffers a heart attack as a result.
B) A patient is paralyzed from the waist down because an off-duty EMT did not take the appropriate measures in caring for him.
C) A paramedic orders an EMT to administer a medication that the EMT legally may not give, and the patient dies as a result.
D) An off-duty EMT stops at the scene of an auto collision and provides proper care, but the patient dies.
Patient with exophthalmos.
Fundus of white pateint and black patient
Jaundice seen in the eyes and the skin of a patient with hepatitis A.
Postural changes with pregnancy in 40 weeks
Cardiac cycle