A group of 5 AEMTs is preparing to restrain a large and violent patient. Which one of the following instructions given by the team leader is MOST appropriate?
A) "You distract him by coming at him from the front and the rest of us will come at him from different directions, each taking a separate limb."
B) "You grab his head and the rest of us will grab his legs and chest, and then let's get him face down on the stretcher."
C) "Since you are trained in martial arts, try to give him a kick to his stomach, then when he goes down, the rest of us will grab his arms and legs."
D) "Two of us will get him from the front and the other two from the back. Let us do this slowly so no one gets hurt."
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
A patient has a large accumulation of blood in the sac surrounding the heart. Which type of shock would this condition cause?
A. Obstructive B. Hypovolemic C. Cardiogenic D. Neurogenic
What function on the Evita XL can be added to the mandatory minute mode (MMV) and assists in augmenting the patient's spontaneous breaths to more easily reach the set minute volume?
A) independent lung ventilation (ILV) B) assisted spontaneous breathing (ASB) C) proportional pressure support (PPS) D) biphasic positive airway pressure (BIPAP)