A paramedic has asked that you apply a dressing over a sucking chest wound to the left anterior chest. Which one of the following should you use to cover the injury?
A) An airtight dressing such as Vaseline gauze
B) Sterile gauze soaked in sterile water
C) Dry sterile gauze dressing
D) Clean washcloth
A
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All of the following can interfere with good telephone communication except:
A) poor cell phone or phone reception. B) answering the phone with a smile. C) arguing with callers, use of slang, and negative remarks. D) speech-impaired patient, hearing-impaired patient, or verbal abuse.
You are assisting a patient with her metered-dose inhaler (MDI). In an effort to determine the exact name of the medication, it would be best for the EMT to:
A) ask the patient the name of the medication. B) contact and describe the MDI to medical direction. C) look up the medication using the Physician's Desk Reference (PDR). D) find the medication name on the label on the metered dose inhaler.