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| the actual exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen occurs in the: |
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| ligaments are bands of tough connective tissue, which joins: |
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| list things a person must demonstrate to prove negligence: |
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| duty to act, the patient is injured physically or mentally while in your care, and you exceeded your scope of practice |
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A-alert
V-responds to verbal stimuli
P-responds to painful stimuli
U-unresponsive, unconscious |
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| the back surface of the body is the: |
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| the smooth slippery tissue lining the chest wall is: |
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| The jaw is divided into two parts. The upper jaw is called the maxilla and the lower jaw is the: |
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| How can you assess vascular function distal to a fracture on an extremity? |
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| capillary refill and good pulse distal to the fracture. |
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| normal pulse rate range for an adult is: |
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| when the diaphragm contracts this is the process of what? |
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| the primary stimulus to breathe is? |
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| the normal respiration rate of an adult is? |
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| the leaf like valve that protects the trachea is called: |
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| list the contraindications for the double-lumen airway. |
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1. under 16 years old
2. over 7' or under 5'
3. history of gastric ingestion
4. history of esophageal disease
5. history of chronic ETOH (alcoholics) |
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| cyanosis is the first sign of hypoxia. true or false? |
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false
cyanosis is a late sign |
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| the larynx is sometimes called the: |
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| you arrive on the scene to find a 23 year old male lying supine on the floor of his own residence. He is unresponsive to any verbal stimuli. the patient has a medical alert bracelet stating that he is an insulin dependent diabetic. can you treat this patient? and under what type of consent? |
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| a person in the anatomical position would be? |
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| which pulse is generally the last to disappear as the patient goes into shock? |
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| unequal pupils are called? |
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| you arrive on the scene and find a patient who appears to be unresponsive on the floor in the kitchen. the family states that he began slurring words and complained of a severe headache followed by unconsciousness. you find the patient supine, with vomitus coming from his mouth, and apparently not breathing. which of the following would your next immediate action? |
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| begin BVM ventilation with supplemental oxygen |
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BSI
mechanism of injury
number of patients
need of additional resources
consider C-Spine |
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| the two side of the heart are divided by the septum to prevent? |
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| the mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood. |
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| if a dressing should become completely soaked with blood, you should remove and replace it with a fresh bandage. true or false? |
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| False, you should just add more dressings |
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| the largest cavity of the body is the? |
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| how many cervical vertebrae are there? |
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| what 3 things can you tell by feeling a pulse? |
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heart rate
quality
adequate circulation |
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| the pressure wave exerted by the heart is called the? |
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| the pressure exerted on the walls of the arteries during the contraction phase of the heart is called: |
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