If a patient presents with skin that appears to be yellowish, this is a condition called _________
a. pallor
b. cyanosis
c. jaundice
d. erythema
c
RATIONALE: Jaundice is a yellowish discoloration of the skin and is also present in the white of the eyes.
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Your patient is breathing 4 shallow breaths per minute due to overdosing on his pain medication but he has a palpable radial pulse. He vomited prior to your arrival and is choking. You should:
A) roll him over onto his side to clear the airway. B) perform chest thrusts to clear the lungs. C) move the patient to the ambulance and suction. D) insert an oropharyngeal airway and ventilate.
Scale models are useful to the investigator, but what is a major drawback of this test?
a. Radiant heat or ventilation factors b. Finding fuel c. Ignition at the same scale d. No real value from scale burns