Overdosage of heparin can be treated by the administration of:
A) vitamin C
B) vitamin K
C) dalteparin
D) protamine sulfate
D) protamine sulfate
Overdosage of heparin can be treated by the administration of protamine sulfate, given via slow infusion, as a 1% solution. A dose of 0.5 to 1 mg of protamine is required to antagonize the action of each 100 units of heparin.
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When taking the pulse of an elderly patient, it is recommended that OEC Technicians:
a. divert the patient's attention with conversation. b. repeat and document the pulse rate every 2 minutes. c. take the radial pulse on both arms and compare the two rates. d. use electronic devices only to obtain the pulse.
How should you position your ambulance upon arriving at the scene of a victim who was found slumped over the steering wheel of his car?
A) More than 25 feet past the parked vehicle, with the rear load lights of the ambulance turned off B) To the immediate right side of the parked vehicle, with the left side ambulance box lights on C) At least 21 feet behind the parked vehicle, at a 10° angle to the driver's side, facing the shoulder D) No more than 15 feet beyond the parked vehicle, with the steering wheel turned fully to the right