Management of an 18-year old woman with severe vaginal bleeding includes all of the following, EXCEPT
A. high concentrations of oxygen
B. elevation of the lower extremities
C. placing sterile dressings into the vagina
D. covering the vagina with a trauma dressing
Answer: C. placing sterile dressings into the vagina
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People are living longer than ever in today's modern society thanks to the advancement of medicine, drugs, and lifestyle changes. By 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau projects that the average life expectancy will increase to:
A) 67.2 years. B) 72.6 years. C) 76.2 years. D) 79.5 years.
SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).Your patient is a 65-year-old woman from Ecuador. She speaks some English, but not much. She points to her abdomen and says something that you do not understand. Then she begins to cry. Her daughter arrives and asks you what is going on.You radio to the hospital that you are bringing in a patient with pain in the lower right quadrant of her abdomen. You should do all of the following EXCEPT:
A. identify yourself. B. use your portable radio. C. tell the patient to speak over the radio to give her symptoms. D. wait for a break in the traffic before speaking.