Assessment of a 72-year-old man reveals absent lung sounds to the left lung accompanied by a sudden ...

Assessment of a 72-year-old man reveals absent lung sounds to the left lung accompanied by a sudden onset of sharp chest pain on the same side. When obtaining the history, which of the following statements made by his wife is MOST important?
 
  A) He has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  B) He has had a fever since last night.
  C) He did not take his medications today.
  D) He just saw his doctor yesterday.

Question 2

Which element is evaluated when considering the special patient or system considerations when applying the CDC's field triage decision scheme?
 
  A) The Glasgow coma scale
  B) The presence of burn injury
  C) Vehicle telemetry data
  D) The presence of an amputation

Question 3

Which of the following respiratory disorders presents with a seal bark cough and stridor?
 
  A) Epiglottitis
  B) Bronchiolitis
  C) Croup
  D) Pneumonia

Question 4

According to the CDC's field triage decision scheme, the first element(s) assessed is/are the:
 
  A) vital signs.
  B) anatomy of injury.
  C) mechanism of injury.
  D) special patient considerations.