A 42-year-old female is crying and she states that she has sharp abdominal pain that she localizes to her right lower quadrant. When assessing the patient's abdomen, the EMT would:
A) start palpating in the left upper quadrant.
B) avoid palpating the entire abdomen.
C) start palpating in the right lower quadrant.
D) avoid palpating the right lower quadrant.
A
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You are stabilizing a patient who has just been stabbed in the chest to the right of the mediastinum. After placing the patient on supplemental oxygen, his shortness of breath resolves. You also cover the wound with an occlusive dressing. The patient is asymptomatic at the time you're making the decision to transport. Which of the following BEST encapsulates the correct strategy for transport?
A) Begin transport non-emergently and upgrade if the patient's condition deteriorates. B) Transport the patient non-emergently because he's complaint free. C) The patient does not necessarily need transport, so allow him to refuse if he wants. D) Transport the patient emergently because of the high index of suspicion for a serious injury.
Which of the following will serve to restrain MOST trauma patients under the influence?
a. SMR with long backboard, cervical collar and head immobilization device b. SMR with two scoop stretchers, one placed on top of the other and encasing him c. SMR with short backboard, cervical collar and soft restraints attached to the cot d. SMR with chemical restraint, paralytics and oral endotracheal intubation