Patients who should be transported on a backboard include any patient who:
A. is intoxicated.
B. requests it.
C. has an upper extremity injury.
D. has sustained gunshot wounds to the trunk.
Answer: D. has sustained gunshot wounds to the trunk.
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minutes. Assessment shows the man to be unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless. Which one of the following is your first response? A) "Stop CPR and let's apply the AED." B) "We need to quickly dry him from head to toe before applying the AED." C) "Let's start ventilation with a bag-valve mask and oxygen." D) "Let's take a towel and dry off his chest."
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A) Move the blood pressure cuff down to the forearm. B) Palpate the blood pressure in the right arm. C) Use an automatic blood pressure monitor. D) Auscultate the blood pressure in the left arm.