A 66-year-old male is complaining of chest pain. The EMT is considering assisting with the patient's prescribed nitroglycerin. Which one of the following patient statements is most relevant to the EMT at this time?
A) "I forgot to take my high blood pressure medication this morning."
B) "I accidentally took five baby aspirins when the chest pain first started."
C) "I took a nitroglycerin yesterday for the pain and it didn't do anything."
D) "My urologist just started treating me for problems I am having with sex."
D
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A. in infected wounds. B. over exposed tendons. C. in wounds with tunnels. D. in heavily draining wounds.
Which of the following statements describes how you initially fill the drip chamber after you have attached the administration set to the IV fluid bag?
a. Open the sliding clamp lock and let the drip chamber fill passively. b. Close the sliding clamp lock, and then squeeze the bag to force fluid into the drip chamber. c. Open the sliding clamp lock and keep it positioned higher than the IV fluid bag. d. Close the sliding clamp lock, and then squeeze and release the drip chamber until it is half full.