Question 1
You are beginning your assessment on an elderly patient who says she is having a heart attack. Which of the following should raise your index of suspicion?
◦ No cardiac history
◦ Irregular heart rhythm
◦ Regularly taking prescribed medications
◦ Trouble breathing
Question 2
You are dispatched to a private residence for a patient with back pain. Upon your arrival, the wife leads you into the family room where her husband is sitting in a chair. He is complaining of severe back pain. He states he was watching TV when he got up to get a drink. On his way to the kitchen, he felt a "tearing" pain in his abdomen. The pain then moved to his back. Your patient is most likely experiencing ________.
◦ diverticulitis
◦ a nabdominal aortic aneurysm
◦ a bowel obstruction
◦ gallbladder disease
Don't look back
Patient conditions not appropriate for elctronic blood pressure measurement
Sample new patient registration form.
Deliver abdominal thrusts to the supine unconscious patient.
System of a patient in shock