A pendant cannula is advantageous over a simple nasal cannula because:
A pendant cannula is advantageous over a simple nasal cannula because: A) it delivers a higher FIO2 B) it has a more consistent oxygen delivery C) it is not affected by the patient's respiratory rate or tidal volume D) it c
I got an MRI recently which certainly took a while to complete unlike an xray which takes seconds. But apparently it is less good at seeing blood vessels than an MRA? If it's the same machine why not just do both tests every time so a patient do
During a rollover collision, occupants of the car usually sustain which pattern of injuries?
During a rollover collision, occupants of the car usually sustain which pattern of injuries? a. pattern is impossible to predict b. head, neck, and upper torso c. abdomen, pelvis, lower extremities d. upper extremities and torso
Health organizations are responding to the rise of VOIP phones and the ability to send photos, ...
[html]Health organizations are responding to the rise of VOIP phones and the ability to send photos, videos, and text messages from mobile devices via the Internet with:
When Ruth, an off-duty EMR, is jogging through the park, she witnesses what appears to be an adult ...
When Ruth, an off-duty EMR, is jogging through the park, she witnesses what appears to be an adult having a heart attack. When she reaches the patient, the patient is lying supine on the asphalt. What are the first three things Ruth should do? a
Which of the following is not a type of avulsion?
Which of the following is not a type of avulsion? A. An ear is partially torn away from the head. B. The skin is stripped off the hand, like removing a glove. C. A finger is cut off with a butcher's saw. D.
You are in charge of triage at a scene involving 30 patients exposed to carbon monoxide. You find a ...
You are in charge of triage at a scene involving 30 patients exposed to carbon monoxide. You find a six-year-old boy who is not breathing. You open his airway and find that breathing does not return. Furthermore, you cannot locate a radial pulse. You
Your patient is a 34-year-old female, eight weeks postpartum. She is alert and oriented but crying ...
Your patient is a 34-year-old female, eight weeks postpartum. She is alert and oriented but crying and extremely depressed. She states she "just can't go on like this." Her husband called EMS because she is distraught and cannot care f
What are the trigger variables employed by the Percussionaire VDR-4? I. flow II. pressure III. ...
What are the trigger variables employed by the Percussionaire VDR-4? I. flow II. pressure III. time IV. manual A) I and II B) I and III C) II and III D) II and IV
All of the following are other technology applications with broadband implications that the national ...
[html]All of the following are other technology applications with broadband implications that the national EMS communications initiatives have suggested, EXCEPT:
Paramedics and other EMTs becoming affordable in rural communities and also helping to fill gaps in ...
[html]Paramedics and other EMTs becoming affordable in rural communities and also helping to fill gaps in primary health care services is a concept of:
You are driving home late one night from a state-to-state interhospital transport. You are still in ...
[html]You are driving home late one night from a state-to-state interhospital transport. You are still in the other state driving home at 0200 hours when you come upon a single-vehicle MVC on a deserted stretch of the highway. You stop your ambulance
Your paramedic partner is telling you about a situation in which he resuscitated a patient with a ...
[html]Your paramedic partner is telling you about a situation in which he resuscitated a patient with a DNR, even though the DNR was present and available to him at the time he began resuscitation. He tells you he is justified because the patient sur
You have responded to a physician's office for a terminal cancer patient in cardiac arrest. The ...
[html]You have responded to a physician's office for a terminal cancer patient in cardiac arrest. The physician says, "This is a chemical code only. Just give the meds, but don't intubate or do CPR." Which of the following should you do?
