You have been called for a 78-year-old female patient who slipped while getting out of her bathtub. She is confused and cold to the touch. You learn that the patient slipped 24 hours ago and has been on the bathroom's tile floor ever since. Since it is summer, she also had her air conditioner running on high. The EMT would best categorize this emergency as:
A) External urban hypothermia caused by a medical complaint
B) Generalized hyperthermia caused by convection
C) Urban hypothermia with heat loss caused by conduction
D) Localized external hypothermia caused by immobility
C) Urban hypothermia with heat loss caused by conduction
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A. a cuff that is too large B. a cuff that is too loose C. the patient's arm being covered D. the valve on the bulb being completely closed before air is pumped into the cuff
In contrast to the Combitube, the King LT airway:
A. is not associated with the risk of laryngospasm. B. can be used in patients with esophageal disease. C. has two cuffs that are simultaneously inflated. D. eliminates the risks of regurgitation and aspiration.