A 3-year-old struck her chin on the sidewalk when she fell. Her mother is holding a cloth over the wound. The cloth is saturated with blood, but there does not seem to be a great deal of additional bleeding. The patient is awake and her skin is warm and dry. You should:
A) take over direct pressure and wait for the responding ambulance crew.
B) remove the cloth and place a sterile dressing over the wound.
C) lift the cloth to see if bleeding has stopped, and then continue direct pressure.
D) ask the mother to continue to hold direct pressure while you assess the patient and get a history.
Question 2
You are treating a 28-year-old female who is 34 weeks pregnant. She has a history of bee sting anaphylaxis and was stung by a bee while in the garden. She is having severe respiratory distress and her blood pressure is 72/50 mmHg. Which of the following is the BEST option for the EMT?
A) Administer the Epi-Pen only on the advice of medical control.
B) Transport rapidly, bypassing the emergency department and taking the patient directly to the obstetrics unit of the hospital.
C) Immediately administer the patient's Epi-Pen.
D) Do not administer the Epi-Pen under any circumstances.
Double Chin
Mask of an iyoba (queen mother), probably Idia, Court of Benin, Nigeria.
Position of the fetus in late pregnancy results in stresses on the mother’s body.
Two techniques for holding and inserting an otoscope
Two techniques for holding and inserting an otoscope
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