A patient has been shot once in the left hand. After performing the primary assessment, the EMT quickly focuses his attention on the left hand and begins a specific assessment of the injury. What type of exam is the EMT performing?

Medical assistants must practice the art of listening to patients and relaying information effectively

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Which of the following is a strategy to maintain an occlusive dressing to bloody or diaphoretic skin?

A) Wrap the dressing circumferentially with gauze. B) Do not use adhesive tape. C) Do not use occlusive dressings in this case. D) Manually maintain pressure.