A patient has fallen in his upstairs bathroom and is on the floor when you arrive. Your assessment shows no immediate threat to his airway, breathing or circulatory status, however, he does have deformity and bruising to his left hip
He complains of excruciating pain to the same area. In this situation, you should recognize the need for what category of move?
A) Emergency
B) Urgent
C) Critical
D) Non-urgent
Answer: D
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A) Communicating either orally or verbally B) Taking the patient's blood pressure C) Assessing the patient's health history D) Identifying resources
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The respiratory system compliance of a patient receiving mechanical ventilation when the re-turned tidal volume is 650 mL, the static pressure is 35 cm H2O, and the positive end-expiratory pressure is 8 cm H2O is _____ mL/cm H2O
a. 0.04 c. 53.9 b. 18.6 d. 24
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