You are dispatched to a motorcycle crash with one patient involved. What is the most important intervention to perform first?
A) Manually stabilize the cervical spine.
B) Stabilize the pelvis to a long spine board.
C) Suction the vomit and secretions from the airway.
D) Begin chest compressions.
A
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Your protocols call for a dopamine infusion beginning at 5 micrograms per kilogram per minute. You estimate that your patient weighs 190 pounds. Using a standard dopamine concentration of 800 mg in 500 mL, at what drip rate (in drops/minute) will you need to administer the infusion using microdrip tubing?
A) 27 B) 432 C) 4 D) 16
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It is particularly important to explain all standard precautionary procedures as they arise with patients who:
a. have a communicable disease. c. have cystic fibrosis. b. have had recent chemotherapy. d. are terminally ill.
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