An unconscious 26 year old male patient presents with slow, shallow respirations and constricted pupils. You should suspect that the patient is suffering from: You are caring for a patient who is a known alcoholic.
During the emergent phase of burn injury, the nurse assesses for the presence of hypovolemia. In burns, hypovolemia occurs primarily as a result of a. blood loss from injured tissue. b. third spacing of fluid into fluid-filled vesicles. c. evaporation of fluid from denuded body surfaces.
The nurse finds a heart rate of 142, BP of 100/60, and respirations of 42. The nurse’s first action should be to a. elevate the head of the bed.
Mr. Brown, diagnosed with COPD, is admitted with increasing shortness of breath, productive cough with thick sputum, and wheezing. The nurse encourages him to do pursed lip breathing in order to: a. Increase oxygen supply to the lungs b. Prevent airway closure and air trapping d. Promote rapid exhalation of air .
When treating a patient for a poisoning, you should keep in mind that: Your treatment will benefit asked on the presenting signs and symptoms . After administering activated charcoal to a patient, you are explaining some of the side effects the patient may experience.
One or two breaths of the air inside the home could render you unconscious. When a person abstains for a period of time from a drug or alcohol to which the body has become accustomed, the individual might experience: Withdrawal symptoms, which can be a serious emergency.
While treating a patient who was assaulted by a mob of angry people in a bar, the EMT finds the patient to be confused, tachycardic, with cool skin and a poor capillary refill. Based on this information, how would you categorize this patient?
Stop your exam and evaluate the patient's new complaint. A 69-year-old male patient called 911 because of a sudden onset of pain and then numbness in his left leg. He states that he has a history of blood clots that form in the leg and the pain feels exactly as it did the last time that this occurred.
Call for backup ambulance so that you can use their suctioning unit.
Tilt the patient's head back by applying pressure to the forehead.
the airway is partially occluded by fluid.