Your primary responsibility at a call to a scene of suspected abuse is:
a. preserving the chain of evidence.
b. discovering the identity of the abuser.
c. your safety and that of the patient.
d. psychological support.
c
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You have been called for a 2-year-old male who is sick and having a difficult time breathing. On scene, you find the patient in his mother's arms. He appears to have labored breathing and skin that is warm to the touch. What additional assessment finding would you recognize as the most serious?
A) Continual crying accompanied by a fever of 99.4°F B) Respiratory rate of 28 breaths per minute C) Grunting noise heard as the child exhales D) Slight abdominal movement with breathing
Someone with a sthenic build
A) has a massive, truncated build with a short, broad, and deep thorax. B) is average with respect to height, weight, and torso length. C) has a slight build with a long, narrow, and shallow thorax that is wider more superiorly. D) None of the above