Milking or stripping the umbilical cord can cause _______________ _______________ _______________ and _______________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Question 2
On scene of a motor vehicle accident, a car has extensive front-end damage and a deformed steering wheel. The restrained driver, who was self-extricated, is in the care of EMRs, who have applied a cervical collar and continue to hold manual in-line spinal stabilization. The airway is patent and respirations adequate. His radial pulse is rapid and weak and skin is cool and diaphoretic. The EMRs report the following vital signs: pulse 136, respirations 20, blood pressure 100/68, and SpO2 98 with 15 liters of O2 being administered through a nonrebreather mask. The right forearm is deformed, and the head, chest, and upper back are uninjured according to your assessment. Your next action would be to:
A) start positive pressure ventilation.
B) repeat the vital signs.
C) change the nonrebreather to a nasal cannula.
D) check the abdomen for injury.
Spina bifida. (A) Spina bifica occulta; the vertebra is not complete, but there is no protrusion of
Brain, spinal cord, and spinal nerves with an expanded view of a spinal nerve.
Spinal cord, spinal nerves, conus medullaris, filum terminale, anterior view of spinal cord
Spinal cord.
Spinal Cord
Sagittal section through brain and spinal cord