Which one of the following statements shows that an EMT understands field care of a patient with a possible joint dislocation?
A) "If a joint injury is suspected, ice packs and not splints are indicated."
B) "The care for a patient with a joint injury is identical to that of a fracture."
C) "If a distal pulse is absent, three attempts to straighten the joint can be made."
D) "Warm packs, not cold packs, are indicated for a patient with a possible joint injury."
B
Health Professions
You might also like to view...
________ Paper medical records are becoming obsolete as they are replaced by electronic records
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Health Professions
Hairy cell leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia appear morphologically similar to the untrained eye. Which of the following tests would help differentiate the two?
a. Immunophenotyping b. Cytogenetic analysis c. TRAP stain d. PAS staining
Health Professions