You respond to a 25-year-old man involved in a farm accident. Upon arrival, you see that your patient has suffered a partial amputation of the leg. The wound is bleeding profusely. The patient is unconscious, pale, and clammy. Vitals are respiration 24, pulse 110, and blood pressure 90/60. You control the bleeding with direct pressure and a tourniquet. Your next step should be to treat this
patient for:
A) hypovolemic shock.
B) distributive shock.
C) cardiogenic shock.
D) neurogenic shock.
A
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A. head B. chest C. waist D. lower extremities
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What precautions were developed in 1996 and added to standard precautions that should be used when working with patients who have a known highly infectious disease?
A) Universal Precautions B) General Precautions C) Transmission-Based Precautions D) Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
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