You have just applied a pressure dressing to the leg of a woman who suffered a deep laceration to her calf from a piece of broken glass. Which one of the following should you do next?
A) Determine if the bleeding has stopped.
B) Obtain a follow-up blood pressure.
C) Apply a tourniquet above the laceration.
D) Assess for a pedal pulse.
D
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You are assessing a 34-year-old man who is complaining of "not feeling well." He is alert and pale. His respirations are regular at 20 per minute. Based on your training, you recognize that his respirations are:
a. normal for an adult. b. rapid for an adult. c. rapid but OK because they are regular. d. to be bradypnea.
You have arrived by the side of a patient who is allergic to latex and was exposed to it when she spilled a latex-containing powder on her right hand. Assessment reveals her to be panicked. She is able to speak only a few words with each breath. Her tongue is swollen and her respirations are rapid, labored, and noisy. Which of the following actions should be your priority?
a. Insert an oropharyngeal airway. b. Wash the latex powder off of the hand. c. Obtain a heart rate and blood pressure. d. Get a SAMPLE history.