In reviewing prehospital care reports, you note that over 75 percent of the patients from a nursing home suffer from hypertension. As a knowledgeable EMT, you would recognize that:
A) hypertension is common among the elderly.
B) the patients are not taking blood pressure medications.
C) an infectious disease is spreading through the nursing home.
D) all of the patients must have the same physician.
A
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On scene, you find a 2-year-old male in significant respiratory distress. He is responsive to verbal stimuli and exhibits noisy respirations through an open airway. His breathing is shallow at a rate of 44 breaths per minute. His pulse is rapid. Assessment of the skin shows it to be cool and diaphoretic with cyanosis to the extremities and around the mouth. What is the immediate priority for this
patient? A) Start positive pressure ventilation. B) Insert an oropharyngeal airway. C) Apply oxygen through a pediatric nonrebreather mask. D) Move to the ambulance for immediate transport.
Which of the following is another term for trauma?
A) Injury B) Medical problem C) Illness D) Suffering