A key part of making your practice of prehospital care successful is for you to:
A) let the patient guide the questions that you ask in order to build a cohesive rapport on which you can build.
B) develop and cultivate your own style of assessment and an overall strategy for evaluating and providing care.
C) approach every patient in the same fashion with the realization that patient assessment in the field is a static process.
D) strictly adhere to your department's standard operating procedures so that they become a rote series of actions.
Answer: B) develop and cultivate your own style of assessment and an overall strategy for evaluating and providing care.
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a. The patient appears frightened. b. The patient cannot speak. c. The patient was eating steak. d. The patient says she has a bone stuck in her throat.
Which of the following is NOT a possible cause of airway obstruction?
A. relaxation of the tongue B. aspirated vomitus C. shallow breathing D. foreign objects