A 20-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street. The patient is awake and sitting up when you arrive. She appears angry and is resisting the help of the vehicle driver who is trying to hold a cloth over a cut on her leg. She also has injuries to her right arm and is holding her ribs on the right side. She is sweating and cursing, and trying to get up from the ground. You
should first:
A) ask her to calm down.
B) administer oxygen.
C) insert a nasal airway.
D) check her blood pressure.
B
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Computer-controlled injections are administered by the ___________________. It includes a microprocessor that measures tissue density; this insures a steady flow of anesthetic
A. computerized injection machines B. WAND™ C. robotic needle D. None of the above
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