You are transporting a patient to the hospital from a motor vehicle crash. Your patient's initial blood pressure was 88/52. You should reassess blood pressure:
A) at least every 5 minutes. B) at least every 15 minutes.
C) only if the patient gets worse. D) only if the pulse rate changes.
A
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Within 2 minutes of going into cardiac arrest, an AED is applied, the patient is shocked, and a pulse is restored. The EMT should recognize that the patient's heart was in:
A) Ventricular fibrillation and now is in cardiac arrest B) Asystole and now is in an organized rhythm C) Ventricular fibrillation and now is in an organized rhythm D) Ventricular fibrillation and now is in asystole
The health care program originally designed to provide health insurance coverage to people 65 years of age or older and retired on Social Security, railroad retirees, federal government retirees, individuals legally disabled for more than 2 years, and persons with end-stage renal disease is ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).