You are called to a long-term care facility for a patient with altered mental status and a fever. The staff reports that the patient has an indwelling catheter and he has been passing dark colored urine. He is hypotensive with an SpO2 saturation of 87 percent. You should suspect:
A) life-threatening sepsis.
B) a severe spinal infection.
C) a blocked intraventricular shunt.
D) a contaminated ostomy bag
Question 2________ developed the FIRST set of standardized dispatch protocols in 1978, which have evolved into the widely used Medical Priority Dispatch System.
A) Jeff Clawson
B) R. Adams Cowley
C) Norman McSwain
D) Nancy Caroline
Question 3You arrive on the scene of a motor vehicle collision. Walking toward you is the unrestrained driver of the vehicle that sustained moderate front-end damage. The patient complains of some back pain, but was walking around after the crash and does not have any neurological deficits. What is your initial action for managing this patient?
A) Take manual inline spinal stabilization.
B) Look for injuries to the patient's back.
C) Perform the primary assessment.
D) Obtain the patient's vital signs.
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