Which of the following changes commonly occurs in the cardiovascular system during anaphylaxis?
A) High blood pressure due to vasoconstriction B) High blood pressure due to tachycardia
C) Low blood pressure due to bradycardia D) Low blood pressure due to vasodilation
D
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What will be an ideal response?
Your patient is a 38-year-old male driver of a vehicle that left the roadway and struck a bus stop shelter and a tree. He is conscious and alert, he has some abrasions on his forehead, his skin is warm and dry, and he has a strong radial pulse and no difficulty breathing. Which of the following descriptions represents the MOST appropriate way for removing the patient from the vehicle?
A) Have the patient stand up and then do a "standing take-down" onto a long backboard. B) Apply a cervical collar and perform rapid extrication onto a long backboard. C) Place the backboard on the stretcher and have the patient stand, turn, and lie down on the backboard while you maintain manual in-line stabilization of the cervical spine. D) Apply a cervical collar and short spine immobilization device before removing to a long backboard.